| Introduction to Statistical Field Theory Contributor(s): Brézin, Edouard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521193036 ISBN-13: 9780521193030 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Waves & Wave Mechanics |
| Dewey: 530.14 |
| LCCN: 2010015150 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 9.7" (1.10 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brezin, Edouard: - Edouard Br�zin is Honorary Professor of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, and Emeritus Professor at the Ecole Normale Sup�rieure (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. |