Statistical Physics of Fields, Hardback/***

This textbook demonstrates how statistical field theories are formulated and studied. Initial chapters connect the particulate perspective developed in the companion volume, to the coarse grained statistical fields studied here. Ideal for advanced graduate courses in statistical physics; some solutions are provided with a full set for lecturers at www.cambridge.org/9780521873413. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Mehran (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Kardar Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 11 Halftones, unspecified; 104 Line drawings, unspecified Number of pages: 370 Publication date: 2007 Dimensions: 254 x 197 x 22 Cover type: Hardback