Introduction to statistical field theory [E-Book] / Edouard Brézin.
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...
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| Personal Name(s): | Brézin, E., author |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2010
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 166 pages) |
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englisch |
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9780521193030 9780511761546 |
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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. |