000			01715 a2200205 4500
020			_a9781107039407
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.41 _bC279s
100			_aCastro, Carlo Di
245			_aStatistical mechanics and applications in condensed matter _cCarlo Di Castro and Roberto Raimondi
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2015 _aCambridge
300			_axv, 531p
520			_aThis innovative and modular textbook combines classical topics in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and many-body theory with the latest developments in condensed matter physics research. Written by internationally renowned experts and logically structured to cater for undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers, it covers the underlying theoretical principles and includes numerous problems and worked examples to put this knowledge into practice. Three main streams provide a framework for the book; beginning with thermodynamics and classical statistical mechanics, including mean field approximation, fluctuations and the renormalization group approach to critical phenomena. The authors then examine quantum statistical mechanics, covering key topics such as normal Fermi and Luttinger liquids, superfluidity and superconductivity. Finally, they explore classical and quantum kinetics, Anderson localization and quantum interference, and disordered Fermi liquids. Unique in providing a bridge between thermodynamics and advanced topics in condensed matter, this textbook is an invaluable resource to all students of physics.
650			_aStatistical mechanics
650			_aThermodynamics
650			_aCondensed matter
700			_aRaimondi, Roberto
942			_cBK
999			_c559794 _d559794