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020 _a9781139046213 (ebook)
020 _z9780521842235 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQC173.4.C74
_bT38 2014
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100 1 _aTäuber, Uwe C.,
_d1963-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCritical dynamics :
_ba field theory approach to equilibrium and non-equilibrium scaling behavior /
_cUwe C. Täuber, Virginia Tech.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 511 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aEquilibrium critical phenomena -- Stochastic dynamics -- Dynamic scaling -- Dynamic perturbation theory -- Dynamic renormalization group -- Hydrodynamic modes and reversible mode couplings -- Phase transitions in quantum systems -- Non-equilibrium critical dynamics -- Reaction-diffusion systems -- Active to absorbing state transitions -- Driven diffusive systems and growing interfaces.
520 _aIntroducing a unified framework for describing and understanding complex interacting systems common in physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, and the social sciences, this comprehensive overview of dynamic critical phenomena covers the description of systems at thermal equilibrium, quantum systems, and non-equilibrium systems. Powerful mathematical techniques for dealing with complex dynamic systems are carefully introduced, including field-theoretic tools and the perturbative dynamical renormalization group approach, rapidly building up a mathematical toolbox of relevant skills. Heuristic and qualitative arguments outlining the essential theory behind each type of system are introduced at the start of each chapter, alongside real-world numerical and experimental data, firmly linking new mathematical techniques to their practical applications. Each chapter is supported by carefully tailored problems for solution, and comprehensive suggestions for further reading, making this an excellent introduction to critical dynamics for graduate students and researchers across many disciplines within physical and life sciences.
650 0 _aCritical phenomena (Physics)
650 0 _aDynamics.
650 0 _aEquilibrium.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521842235
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139046213
999 _c519070
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