Introduction to Statistical Field Theory - Couverture rigide

Brézin, Edouard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521193036 ISBN 13 : 9780521193030

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Knowledge of the renormalization group and field theory is a key part of physics, and is essential in condensed matter and particle physics. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to this subject. The textbook deals directly with the loop expansion of the free energy, also known as the background field method. This is a powerful method, especially when dealing with symmetries, and statistical mechanics. In focussing on free energy, the author avoids long developments on field theory techniques. The necessity of renormalization then follows.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edouard Brézin is Honorary Professor of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, and Emeritus Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris). A former President of the French Academy of Sciences, he is also a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society, and Academia Europaea.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521193036
• ISBN 13: 9780521193030
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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