Conformal Invariance and Critical Phenomena (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

This book provides an introduction to conformal field theory and a review of its applications to critical phenomena in condensed-matter systems. After reviewing simple phase transitions and explaining the foundations of conformal invariance and the algebraic methods required, it proceeds to the explicit calculation of four-point correlators. Numerical methods for matrix diagonalization are described as well as finite-size scaling techniques and their conformal extensions. Many exercises are included. Applications treat the Ising, Potts, chiral Potts, Yang-Lee, percolation and XY models, the XXZ chain, linear polymers, tricritical points, conformal turbulence, surface criticality and profiles, defect lines and aperiodically modulated systems, persistent currents and dynamical scaling. The vicinity of the critical point is studied culminating in the exact solution of the two-dimensional Ising model at the critical temperature in a magnetic field. Relevant experimental results are reviewed.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Malte Henkel
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	418
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-65321-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
LSN:	3-540-65321-X
Barcode:	9783540653219

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