Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems: Volume 1: Closed-Form and Exact Solutions (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) - Hardcover

Lavis, David; Bell, George M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540644377 ISBN 13: 9783540644378

Publisher: Springer, 1999

Synopsis

This two-volume work provides a comprehensive study of the statistical mechanics of lattice models. It introduces readers to the main topics and the theory of phase transitions, building on a firm mathematical and physical basis. Volume 1 contains an account of mean-field and cluster variation methods successfully used in many applications in solid-state physics and theoretical chemistry, as well as an account of exact results for the Ising and six-vertex models and those derivable by transformation methods.

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This two-volume work provides a comprehensive study of the statistical mechanics of lattice models. It introduces the reader to the main areas in statistical mechanics and the theory of phase transitions. The development is built on a firm mathematical and physical basis. Volume 1 contains an account of mean-field and cluster variation methods successfully used in many applications in solid-state physics and theoretical chemistry as well as an account of exact results for the Ising and six-vertex models and those derivable by transformation methods. Volume 2 includes extensive treatments of scaling theory, algebraic and real-space renormalization methods and the eight-vertex model. It also includes an account of series methods and a treatment of dimer assemblies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540644377
• ISBN 13: 9783540644378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 372