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Elements of Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

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Phase transitions and critical phenomena have consistently been among the principal subjects of active studies in statistical physics. The simple act of transforming one state of matter or phase into another, for instance by changing the temperature, has always captivated the curious mind. This book...

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Main Author: Nishimori, Hidetoshi (auth)
Other Authors: Ortiz, Gerardo (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011
Series:Oxford Graduate Texts
Subjects:
Statistical physics
Materials / States of matter
Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
Mathematical physics
phase transitions, critical phenomena, states of matter, collective behaviour, universality, scaling, conformal invariance, renormalization group, statistical physics, statistical field theory
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