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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of fundamental physical constants
- 1 The problem
- 2 Statistical mechanics
- 3 Variations of a theme
- 4 Handling interactions
- 5 Monte Carlo integration
- 6 Numerical molecular dynamics
- 7 Quantum statistical mechanics
- 8 Astrophysics
- 9 Non-relativistic quantum field theory
- 10 Superfluidity
- 11 Path integrals
- 12 A second look
- 13 Phase transitions and the renormalization group
- Index
13 - Phase transitions and the renormalization group
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of fundamental physical constants
- 1 The problem
- 2 Statistical mechanics
- 3 Variations of a theme
- 4 Handling interactions
- 5 Monte Carlo integration
- 6 Numerical molecular dynamics
- 7 Quantum statistical mechanics
- 8 Astrophysics
- 9 Non-relativistic quantum field theory
- 10 Superfluidity
- 11 Path integrals
- 12 A second look
- 13 Phase transitions and the renormalization group
- Index
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- Elements of Statistical MechanicsWith an Introduction to Quantum Field Theory and Numerical Simulation, pp. 295 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006