{"product_id":"introduction-to-statistical-field-theory-hardback-9780521193030","title":"Introduction to Statistical Field Theory (Hardback) 9780521193030","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Statistical Field Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to statistical field theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdouard Brézin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521193030, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 July 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 28 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the author 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.' Nenad Manojlovic, Zentralblatt MATH\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eKnowledge 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A few well-known basic results\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introduction: order parameters, broken symmetries\u003cbr\u003e 3. Examples of physical situations modelled by the Ising model\u003cbr\u003e 4. A few results about the Ising model\u003cbr\u003e 5. High temperature and low temperature expansions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Some geometric problems related to phase transitions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Phenomenological description of the critical behaviour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mean field theory\u003cbr\u003e 9. Beyond mean field theory\u003cbr\u003e 10. Introduction to the renormalization group\u003cbr\u003e 11. Renormalization group for the ?4 theory\u003cbr\u003e 12. Renormalized theory\u003cbr\u003e 13. Goldstone modes\u003cbr\u003e 14. Large n\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20physics%20%5BPHU%5D%22\"\u003ePHU\u003c\/a\u003e], Statistical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Statistical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Statistical%20physics%20%5BPHS%5D%22\"\u003ePHS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006904652056,"sku":"9780521193030","price":61.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521193030i_2a8699fa-1d15-4826-91ad-530baf94cac9.jpg?v=1691373585","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-statistical-field-theory-hardback-9780521193030","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}