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Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena

Posted on 2002 by Jean Zinn-Justin

Author: Jean Zinn-Justin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780198509233

Category: Science

Page: 1054

The book is an introduction to quantum field theory and renormalization group.It shows that these frameworks are essential for the understanding of phenomena belonging to many different areas of physics, which range from phase transitions in macroscopic systems to the theory of fundamental interactions. This advanced new edition is based on graduate courses and summer schools given by the author over a number of years. Although there are several good textbooks on QFT, this is the first toemphasize the common aspects of particle physics and the theory of critical phenomena in a unified framework. The book has been fully updated, with about 50% new material added. Three new chapters have been included: an introduction to non-relativistic quantum statistical physics; a chapter on critical phenomena in non-magnetic systems, polymers, liquid-vapour, and helium superfluid transitions; and a chaper on finite temperature relativistic quantum field theory. The book can be roughly dividedinto four parts: chapters 1-12 deal with general field theory, functional integrals, and functional methods. In chapters 13-21, renormalization properties of theories with symmetries are studied and specific applications to particle physics are emphasized. Chapters 23-37 are devoted to critical phenomena. Chapters 39-43 describe the role of instantons in quantum mechanics and field theory. Exercises that were originally included in previous editions will be supplied online at www-spht.ceafr/articles/T02/001.

Anomalies in Quantum Field Theory

Posted on 2000-11-02 by Reinhold A. Bertlmann

Author: Reinhold A. Bertlmann

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780198507628

Category: Science

Page: 566

An anomaly is the failure of classical symmetry to survive the process of quantization and regularization. The study of anomalies is the key to a deeper understanding of quantum field theory and has played an increasingly important role in the theory over the past 20 years. This text presents all the different aspects of the study of anomalies in an accessible and self-contained way. Much emphasis is now being placed on the formulation of the theory using the mathematical ideas of differential geometry and topology. This approach is followed here, and the derivations and calculations are given explicitly as an aid to students. Topics discussed include the relevant ideas from differential geometry and topology and the application of these paths (path integrals, differential forms, homotopy operators, etc.) to the study of anomalies. Chapters are devoted to abelian and nonabelian anomalies, consistent and covariant anomalies, and gravitational anomalies. The comprehensive overview of the theory presented in this book will be useful to both students and researchers.

Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

Posted on 1971 by Harry Eugene Stanley

Author: Harry Eugene Stanley

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

ISBN: 9780195053166

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 308

The book is at the level at which a graduate student who has studied condensed matter physics can begin to comprehend the nature of phase transitions, which involve the transformation of one state of matter into another. (A simple example is the melting of a solid to become a liquid.) Such a transformation is termed 'critical' when, after a certain amount of the substance changes phase, the entire bulk virtually instantaneously also makes the transition. A second, updated edition is planned for future publication, but in the mean time this paperback reissue will be useful in teaching the fundamental principles of this extremely interesting subject.

Gender Through the Prism of Difference

Posted on 2015-07-01 by Maxine Baca Zinn,Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo,Amy M. Denissen

Author: Maxine Baca Zinn,Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo,Amy M. Denissen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: 0190200049

Category: Sex role

Page: 592

Revised edition of Gender through the prism of difference, 2011.

Advanced Statistical Mechanics

Posted on 2015-08-01 by Barry M. McCoy

Author: Barry M. McCoy

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9780198744269

Category:

Page: 640

Statistical Mechanics is the study of systems where the number of interacting particles becomes infinite. In the last fifty years tremendous advances have been made which have required the invention of entirely new fields of mathematics such as quantum groups and affine Lie algebras. They have engendered remarkable discoveries concerning non-linear differential equations and algebraic geometry, and have produced profound insights in both condensed matter physics and quantum field theory. Unfortunately, none of these advances are taught in graduate courses in statistical mechanics. This book is an attempt to correct this problem. It begins with theorems on the existence (and lack) of order for crystals and magnets and with the theory of critical phenomena, and continues by presenting the methods and results of fifty years of analytic and computer computations of phase transitions. It concludes with an extensive presentation of four of the most important of exactly solved problems: the Ising, 8 vertex, hard hexagon and chiral Potts models.

The Conceptual Framework of Quantum Field Theory

Posted on 2012-08-09 by Anthony Duncan

Author: Anthony Duncan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199573263

Category: Science

Page: 782

The book provides a step by step construction of the framework of relativistic quantum field theory, starting from a minimal set of basic foundational postulates. The emphasis is on a careful and detailed description of the conceptual subtleties of modern field theory, many of which are glossed over in other texts.

Quantum Field Theory and Topology

Posted on 2013-04-09 by Albert S. Schwarz

Author: Albert S. Schwarz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 366202943X

Category: Mathematics

Page: 276

In recent years topology has firmly established itself as an important part of the physicist's mathematical arsenal. It has many applications, first of all in quantum field theory, but increasingly also in other areas of physics. The main focus of this book is on the results of quantum field theory that are obtained by topological methods. Some aspects of the theory of condensed matter are also discussed. Part I is an introduction to quantum field theory: it discusses the basic Lagrangians used in the theory of elementary particles. Part II is devoted to the applications of topology to quantum field theory. Part III covers the necessary mathematical background in summary form. The book is aimed at physicists interested in applications of topology to physics and at mathematicians wishing to familiarize themselves with quantum field theory and the mathematical methods used in this field. It is accessible to graduate students in physics and mathematics.

Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions

Posted on 1992-05-07 by J. M. Yeomans

Author: J. M. Yeomans

Publisher: Clarendon Press

ISBN: 0191589705

Category:

Page: 164

The book provides an introduction to the physics which underlies phase transitions and to the theoretical techniques currently at our disposal for understanding them. It will be useful for advanced undergraduates, for post-graduate students undertaking research in related fields, and for established researchers in experimental physics, chemistry, and metallurgy as an exposition of current theoretical understanding. - ;Recent developments have led to a good understanding of universality; why phase transitions in systems as diverse as magnets, fluids, liquid crystals, and superconductors can be brought under the same theoretical umbrella and well described by simple models. This book describes the physics underlying universality and then lays out the theoretical approaches now available for studying phase transitions. Traditional techniques, mean-field theory, series expansions, and the transfer matrix, are described; the Monte Carlo method is covered, and two chapters are devoted to the renormalization group, which led to a break-through in the field. The book will be useful as a textbook for a course in `Phase Transitions', as an introduction for graduate students undertaking research in related fields, and as an overview for scientists in other disciplines who work with phase transitions but who are not aware of the current tools in the armoury of the theoretical physicist. - ;Introduction; Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics; Models; Mean-field theories; The transfer matrix; Series expansions; Monte Carlo simulations; The renormalization group; Implementations of the renormalization group. -

Thermal Field Theory

Posted on 2000-07-03 by Michel Le Bellac

Author: Michel Le Bellac

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521654777

Category: Science

Page: 256

Introduction to the relativistic thermal field theory and its applications in particle physics and astrophysics.

The Global Approach to Quantum Field Theory

Posted on 2003-01-01 by Bryce Seligman DeWitt

Author: Bryce Seligman DeWitt

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780198527909

Category: Quantum field theory

Page: 1053

This new volume takes a complete look at how classical field theory, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory are interrelated. It takes a global approach and discusses the importance of quantization by relating it to different theories such as tree amplitude and conservation laws. There arespecial chapters devoted to Euclideanization and renormalization, space and time inversion and the closed-time-path formalism.

Scaling and Renormalization in Statistical Physics

Posted on 1996-04-26 by John Cardy

Author: John Cardy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521499590

Category: Science

Page: 238

A thoroughly modern graduate-level introduction to the theory of critical behaviour. Covers phase transitions, mean field theory, phase diagrams, fixed points, cross-over behaviour, finite-size scaling, a simple approach to the epsilon expansion, low-dimensional systems, surface critical behaviour, random systems, percolation, polymer statistics, critical dynamics and conformal symmetry. Includes many problems.

Ideas and Methods of Supersymmetry and Supergravity, Or a Walk Through Superspace

Posted on 1995-02-23 by I. L. Buchbinder,Sergei M. Kuzenko

Author: I. L. Buchbinder,Sergei M. Kuzenko

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: N.A

Category: Science

Page: 656

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed and self-contained account of four dimensional simple supersymmetry and supergravity. It will be an indispensable source of reference for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral and faculty researchers alike working in quantum field theory, high energy physics, gravity theory, mathematical physics and applied mathematics. The authors develop the subject in its superfield formulation but where appropriate for illustration, analogy and comparison with conventional field theory, they use the component formulation. Throughout the book the authors develop their material in detail with calculation and full discussions of the fundamental ideas and motivations. They discuss many subjects which until now could only be found in the research literature. In addition they present a plethora of new results. The result is the most comprehensive book yet produced on the fundamentals of supersymmetry and supergravity. After studying this book readers should be well prepared to pursue independent research in any area of supersymmetry and supergravity.

Quantum Fields on a Lattice

Posted on 1997-03-06 by Istvan Montvay,Gernot Münster

Author: Istvan Montvay,Gernot Münster

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521599177

Category: Science

Page: 491

Presents a comprehensive and coherent account of the theory of quantum fields on a lattice.

Phase Transitions and Renormalization Group

Posted on 2013-01-24 by Jean Zinn-Justin

Author: Jean Zinn-Justin

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 9780199665167

Category: Science

Page: 472

The renormalization group is one of most important theoretical concepts that has emerged in physics during the twentieth century. It explains important properties of fundamental interactions at the microscopic scale, as well as universal properties of continuous macroscopic phase transitions.

Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics

Posted on 2013-02-28 by Eduardo Fradkin

Author: Eduardo Fradkin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 0521764440

Category: Science

Page: 838

Presenting the physics of the most challenging problems in condensed matter using the conceptual framework of quantum field theory, this book is of great interest to physicists in condensed matter and high energy and string theorists, as well as mathematicians. Revised and updated, this second edition features new chapters on the renormalization group, the Luttinger liquid, gauge theory, topological fluids, topological insulators and quantum entanglement. The book begins with the basic concepts and tools, developing them gradually to bring readers to the issues currently faced at the frontiers of research, such as topological phases of matter, quantum and classical critical phenomena, quantum Hall effects and superconductors. Other topics covered include one-dimensional strongly correlated systems, quantum ordered and disordered phases, topological structures in condensed matter and in field theory and fractional statistics.

A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena

Posted on 2007-01-04 by Igor Herbut

Author: Igor Herbut

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 1139460129

Category: Science

Page: N.A

Critical phenomena is one of the most exciting areas of modern physics. This 2007 book provides a thorough but economic introduction into the principles and techniques of the theory of critical phenomena and the renormalization group, from the perspective of modern condensed matter physics. Assuming basic knowledge of quantum and statistical mechanics, the book discusses phase transitions in magnets, superfluids, superconductors, and gauge field theories. Particular attention is given to topics such as gauge field fluctuations in superconductors, the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, duality transformations, and quantum phase transitions - all of which are at the forefront of physics research. This book contains numerous problems of varying degrees of difficulty, with solutions. These problems provide readers with a wealth of material to test their understanding of the subject. It is ideal for graduate students and more experienced researchers in the fields of condensed matter physics, statistical physics, and many-body physics.

Random Walks, Critical Phenomena, and Triviality in Quantum Field Theory

Posted on 2013-03-14 by Roberto Fernandez,Jürg Fröhlich,Alan D. Sokal

Author: Roberto Fernandez,Jürg Fröhlich,Alan D. Sokal

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 3662028662

Category: Science

Page: 444

Simple random walks - or equivalently, sums of independent random vari ables - have long been a standard topic of probability theory and mathemat ical physics. In the 1950s, non-Markovian random-walk models, such as the self-avoiding walk,were introduced into theoretical polymer physics, and gradu ally came to serve as a paradigm for the general theory of critical phenomena. In the past decade, random-walk expansions have evolved into an important tool for the rigorous analysis of critical phenomena in classical spin systems and of the continuum limit in quantum field theory. Among the results obtained by random-walk methods are the proof of triviality of the cp4 quantum field theo ryin space-time dimension d (::::) 4, and the proof of mean-field critical behavior for cp4 and Ising models in space dimension d (::::) 4. The principal goal of the present monograph is to present a detailed review of these developments. It is supplemented by a brief excursion to the theory of random surfaces and various applications thereof. This book has grown out of research carried out by the authors mainly from 1982 until the middle of 1985. Our original intention was to write a research paper. However, the writing of such a paper turned out to be a very slow process, partly because of our geographical separation, partly because each of us was involved in other projects that may have appeared more urgent.

Elements of Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

Posted on 2011 by Hidetoshi Nishimori,Gerardo Ortiz

Author: Hidetoshi Nishimori,Gerardo Ortiz

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199577226

Category: Science

Page: 358

As an introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field. Most parts are written as self-contained units and every new concept or calculation is explained in detail without assuming prior knowledge of the subject. The book significantly enhances and revises a Japanese version which is a bestseller in the Japanese market and is considered a standard textbook in the field. It contains new pedagogical presentations of field theory methods, including a chapter on conformal field theory, and various modern developments hard to find in a single textbook on phase transitions. Exercises are presented as the topics develop, with solutions found at the end of the book, making the text useful for self-teaching, as well as for classroom learning.