03156pam a22003974a 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160080041000330100017000740200028000910200035001190350023001540350017001770400043001940420008002370500026002450820021002711000029002922450131003212500012004522600048004643000034005123650015005465040053005615051004006145200806016186500033024246500027024576500030024847000026025149000014025409420012025549480028025669990017025949520147026115452614BD-DhUL20140918100943.0050411s2005    njua     b    001 0 eng    a  2005045538  a9812561099 (alk. paper)  a9812561196 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocm59360112  a(NNC)5452614  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBAKERdOrLoB-BdBD-DhUL  apcc00aQC173.4.C74bA44 200500a530.474222bAMF1 aAmit, D. J.,d1938-2007.10aField theory, the renormalization group, and critical phenomena :bgraphs to computers /cDaniel J. Amit, Victor Martin-Mayor.  a3rd ed.  aHackensack, NJ :bWorld Scientific,cc2005.  axxi, 543 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aUS$b48.60  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.00gPt. I.tBasic ideas and techniques -- g1.tPertinent concepts and ideas in the theory of critical phenomena -- g2.tFormulation of the problem of phase transitions in terms of functional integrals -- g3.tFunctional integrals in quantum field theory -- g4.tPerturbation theory and Feynman graphs -- g5.tVertex functions and symmetry breaking -- g6.tExpansions in the number of loops and in the number of components -- g7.tRenormalization -- g8.tThe renormalization group and scaling in the critical region -- g9.tThe computation of the critical exponents -- gPt. II.tFurther applications and developments -- g1.tIntroduction -- g2.tBeyond leading scaling -- g3.tUniversality revisited -- g4.tCritical behavior with several couplings -- g5.tCrossover phenomena -- g6.tCritical phenomena near two dimensions -- gPt. III.tNonperturbative and numerical methods -- g1.tReal space methods -- g2.tFinite size scaling -- g3.tMonte Carlo methods : numerical field theory.1 a"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. 0aCritical phenomena (Physics) 0aField theory (Physics) 0aRenormalization (Physics)1 aMayor, Victor Martin.  aAUTHbTOC  2ddccBK1 a20051020bccsds12dMPS  c11462d11462  00102ddc406530_474000000000000_AMF708NFIC920428aDUSLbDUSLcGENd2010-12-20epurcheseso530.474 AMFp454968r2014-09-18w2014-09-18yBK