Exactly Solved Models: A Journey In Statistical Mechanics - Selected Papers With Commentaries (1963-2008)
Published on 3. March 2009
Book
Hardback
660 pages
978-981-281-388-6 (ISBN)
Description
This unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of exactly solved models in statistical mechanics by looking at the scientific achievements of F Y Wu in this and related fields, which span four decades of his career. The book is organized into topics ranging from lattice models in condensed matter physics to graph theory in mathematics, and includes the author's pioneering contributions. Through insightful commentaries, the author presents an overview of each of the topics and an insider's look at how crucial developments emerged. With the inclusion of important pedagogical review articles by the author, Exactly Solved Models is an indispensable learning tool for graduate students, and an essential reference and source book for researchers in physics and mathematics as well as historians of science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1406 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-281-388-6 (9789812813886)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Dimer Statistics; Vertex Models; Duality and Gauge Transformations; The Ising Model; The Potts Model; Critical Frontiers of Lattice Models; Percolations; Combinatorics and Graph Theory; Knot Invariants; Electric Circuit Theory; The Hubbard Model; Further Topics.