Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

Harry Eugene Stanley0198512570, 9780198512578

This monograph is intended to serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of phase transitions and critical phenomena. It is a short book, and is not designed to review all of the recent developments in this rapidly-developing area. I have attempted, however, to provide an introduction that is sufficiently thorough that much of the current research literature can profitably be read.