Introduction to the Functional Renormalization Group

by Lorenz Bartosch, Florian Schütz, Peter Kopietz

Book Overview

The renormalization group (RG) has nowadays achieved the status of a meta-theory, which is a theory about theories. The theory of the RG consists of a set of concepts and methods which can be used to understand phenomena in many different ?elds of physics, ranging from quantum ?eld theory over classical statistical mechanics to nonequilibrium phenomena. RG methods are particularly useful to understand phenomena where ?uctuations involving many different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642263259
• ISBN13: 9783642263255
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"