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OverviewVolume 1: From Brownian Motion to Renormalization and Lattice Gauge Theory. Volume 2: Strong Coupling, Monte Carlo Methods, Conformal Field Theory, and Random Systems. This two-volume work provides a comprehensive and timely survey of the application of the methods of quantum field theory to statistical physics, a very active and fruitful area of modern research. The first volume provides a pedagogical introduction to the subject, discussing Brownian motion, its anticommutative counterpart in the guise of Onsager's solution to the two-dimensional Ising model, the mean field or Landau approximation, scaling ideas exemplified by the Kosterlitz-Thouless theory for the XY transition, the continuous renormalization group applied to the standard phi-to the fourth theory (the simplest typical case) and lattice gauge theory as a pathway to the understanding of quark confinement in quantum chromodynamics. The second volume covers more diverse topics, including strong coupling expansions and their analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, two-dimensional conformal field theory, and simple disordered systems. The book concludes with a chapter on random geometry and the Polyakov model of random surfaces which illustrates the relations between string theory and statistical physics. The two volumes that make up this work will be useful to theoretical physicists and applied mathematicians who are interested in the exciting developments which have resulted from the synthesis of field theory and statistical physics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Claude Itzykson (Centre Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saclay) , Jean-Michel Drouffe (Centre Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saclay)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511622786ISBN 10: 0511622783 Publication Date: 05 August 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Diagrammatic methods; 2. Numerical simulations; 3. Conformal invariance; 4. Disordered systems and Fermionic methods; 5. Random geometry.ReviewsConsiderant la qualite du materiel et de la presentation, je trouve le prix excellent et je ne peux que recommander l'achat de ces deux bouquins. Physics in Canada I strongly recommend these two volumes to anyone from intermediate graduate students to active experienced researchers to aging veterans who need to be reminded of or learn for the first time the broad conceptual framework underlying the many current applications of field theoretic methods. Paul Ginsparg, Foundations of Physics ...a useful addition to a personal or an institutional library at a modest cost. C. A. Hurst, Mathematical Reviews Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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