02997pam a22003854a 4500 5452614 BD-DhUL 20140918100943.0 050411s2005 njua b 001 0 eng 2005045538 9812561099 (alk. paper) 9812561196 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm59360112 (NNC)5452614 DLC DLC YDX BAKER OrLoB-B BD-DhUL pcc QC173.4.C74 A44 2005 530.474 22 AMF Amit, D. J., 1938-2007. Field theory, the renormalization group, and critical phenomena : graphs to computers / Daniel J. Amit, Victor Martin-Mayor. 3rd ed. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2005. xxi, 543 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. US$ 48.60 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Pt. I. Basic ideas and techniques -- 1. Pertinent concepts and ideas in the theory of critical phenomena -- 2. Formulation of the problem of phase transitions in terms of functional integrals -- 3. Functional integrals in quantum field theory -- 4. Perturbation theory and Feynman graphs -- 5. Vertex functions and symmetry breaking -- 6. Expansions in the number of loops and in the number of components -- 7. Renormalization -- 8. The renormalization group and scaling in the critical region -- 9. The computation of the critical exponents -- Pt. II. Further applications and developments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Beyond leading scaling -- 3. Universality revisited -- 4. Critical behavior with several couplings -- 5. Crossover phenomena -- 6. Critical phenomena near two dimensions -- Pt. III. Nonperturbative and numerical methods -- 1. Real space methods -- 2. Finite size scaling -- 3. Monte Carlo methods : numerical field theory. "This volume links field theory methods and concepts from particle physics with those in critical phenomena and statistical mechanics, the development starting from the latter point of view. Rigor and lengthy proofs are trimmed by using the phenomenological framework of graphs, power counting, etc., and field theoretic methods with emphasis on renormalization group techniques. Non-perturbative methods and numerical simulations are introduced in this new edition. Abundant references to research literature complement this matter-of-fact approach. The book introduces quantum field theory to those already grounded in the concepts of statistical mechanics and advanced quantum theory, with sufficient exercises in each chapter for use as a textbook in a one-semester graduate course."--BOOK JACKET. Critical phenomena (Physics) Field theory (Physics) Renormalization (Physics) Mayor, Victor Martin. AUTH TOC ddc BK 20051020 c sds12 MPS 11462 11462 0 0 ddc 0 530_474000000000000_AMF 0 NFIC 20428 DUSL DUSL GEN 2010-12-20 purcheses 530.474 AMF 454968 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 BK