The Landau Theory of Phase Transitions
Author | : J C Tolédano |
Publisher | : World Scientific Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1987-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789813103948 |
ISBN-13 | : 9813103949 |
Rating | : 4/5 (949 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Landau Theory of Phase Transitions written by J C Tolédano and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987-08-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First, it is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of Landau's theory, which is intended for teaching purposes. A second purpose of the book provides the practical methods for applying Landau's theory to complex systems. The last objective of the book is to incorporate the developments which have arisen in the last fifteen years from the extensive application of the theory to a variety of physical systems.