Statistical Field Theory (Advanced Book Classics)

A comprehensive text book covering the field of statistical physics. Specifically written to introduce researchers and advanced students to the modern developments in statistical mechanics and field theory, this book's leitmotiv is functional integration and its application to different areas of physics. The book acts as both an introduction to and a lucid overview of the major problems in statistical field theory. This text covers functional integration and its application to various areas of physics. Focusing on the problems in statistical field theory, topics include the theory of critical phenomena, based on field theory and the renormalization group, and applications of the functional integral approach. Originally published: Redwood City, Calif. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1988. Giorgio Parisi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.