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050	0	0	_aQC173.4.C74 _bA44 2005
082	0	0	_a530.474 _222 _bAMF
100	1		_aAmit, D. J., _d1938-2007.
245	1	0	_aField theory, the renormalization group, and critical phenomena : _bgraphs to computers / _cDaniel J. Amit, Victor Martin-Mayor.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aHackensack, NJ : _bWorld Scientific, _cc2005.
300			_axxi, 543 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
365			_aUS$ _b48.60
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0	0	_gPt. 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.
520	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.
650		0	_aCritical phenomena (Physics)
650		0	_aField theory (Physics)
650		0	_aRenormalization (Physics)
700	1		_aMayor, Victor Martin.
900			_aAUTH _bTOC
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948	1		_a20051020 _bc _csds12 _dMPS
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