Principles of condensed matter physics / P.M. Chaikin, T.C. Lubensky.

Author
Chaikin, Paul M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st pbk. ed., with corrections.
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description
xx, 699 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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      Summary note
      This is an overview of the physics of condensed matter systems. It establishes a framework for describing condensed phases of matter, based on symmetries and conservation laws. Particular attention is given to renormalisation group methods.
      Notes
      Originally published 1995.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • Overview
      • Structure and scattering
      • Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
      • Mean-field theory
      • Field theories, critical phenomena, and the renormalization group
      • Generalized elasticity
      • Dynamics : correlation and response
      • Hydrodynamics
      • Topological defects
      • Walls, kinks, and solitons.
      ISBN
      • 0521794501
      • 9780521794503
      • 0521432243
      • 9780521432245
      LCCN
      93044244
      OCLC
      51211562
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