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Principles of condensed matter physics / P.M. Chaikin, T.C. Lubensky.
Author
Chaikin, Paul M.
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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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Lewis Library - Stacks
QC173.454 .C48 2000
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Condensed matter
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Lubensky, T. C.
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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.
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ISBN
0521794501
9780521794503
0521432243
9780521432245
LCCN
93044244
OCLC
51211562
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Principles of condensed matter physics / P.M. Chaikin, T.C. Lubensky.
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