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020			_a9780511755521 (ebook)
020			_z9780521854528 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC173.4.C74 _bH47 2007
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100	1		_aHerbut, Igor, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA modern approach to critical phenomena / _cIgor Herbut.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 210 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).
520			_aCritical phenomena is one of the most exciting areas of modern physics. This 2007 book provides a thorough but economic introduction into the principles and techniques of the theory of critical phenomena and the renormalization group, from the perspective of modern condensed matter physics. Assuming basic knowledge of quantum and statistical mechanics, the book discusses phase transitions in magnets, superfluids, superconductors, and gauge field theories. Particular attention is given to topics such as gauge field fluctuations in superconductors, the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, duality transformations, and quantum phase transitions - all of which are at the forefront of physics research. This book contains numerous problems of varying degrees of difficulty, with solutions. These problems provide readers with a wealth of material to test their understanding of the subject. It is ideal for graduate students and more experienced researchers in the fields of condensed matter physics, statistical physics, and many-body physics.
650		0	_aCritical phenomena (Physics)
650		0	_aRenormalization group.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521854528
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511755521
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