Lectures On Phase Transitions And The Renormalization Group

by Nigel Goldenfeld

Covering the elementary aspects of the physics of phases transitions and the renormalization group, this popular book is widely used both for core graduate statistical mechanics courses as well as for more specialized courses. Emphasizing understanding and clarity rather than technical manipulation, these lectures de-mystify the subject and show precisely "how things work." Goldenfeld keeps in mind a reader who wants to understand why things are done,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367091372
• ISBN13: 9780367091378
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"