Renormalization Methods: Critical Phenomena, Chaos, Fractal Structures - Couverture rigide

Lesne, Annick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471966894 ISBN 13 : 9780471966890

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Originally conceived some thirty years ago in the context ofquantum electrodynamics, renormalization methods have progressivelydeveloped into an indispensable analytical tool used in widelyvarying domains of physics and applied mathematics, such as
* phase transitions and critical phenomena
* dynamical systems and chaos
* developed turbulence
* fractal structures and complex systems
* percolation
* polymer physics
* diffusion in disordered media
* measure theory and stochastic processes.
By explaining the fundamental principles of renormalization theorysuch as scale invariance and universality which lie behind all thetechnical variations, this book aims to guide the reader to a moreunified understanding of today s physics. The book is based on avery accessible main text, supplemented by several more specializedsections; it is intended for graduate students and for researcherswho are seeking an introduction to a new area of electrodynamics ora general overview of the physical phenomena to whichrenormalization methods are applied.

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À propos de l'auteur

Annick Lesne is a Researcher at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques. Her research lies in renormalization methods for dynamical systems, non equilibrium statistical physics, and applications of dynamical systems theory and statistical mechanics to biological systems.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471966894
• ISBN 13: 9780471966890
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 374
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible