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Autore |
Blasone Massimo |
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Titolo |
Quantum field theory and its macroscopic manifestations [[electronic resource] ] : Boson condensation, ordered patterns and topological defects / / Massimo Blasone, Petr Jizba & Giuseppe Vitiello |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Imperial College Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14817-X |
9786613148179 |
1-84816-281-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (545 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JizbaPetr |
VitielloGiuseppe |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Quantum field theory |
Quantum theory |
Crystals |
Ferromagnetism |
Superconductors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Contents; 1. The structure of the space of the physical states; 2. Inequivalent representations of the canonical commutation relations; 3. Spontaneous breakdown of symmetry and the Goldstone theorem; 4. Dynamical rearrangement of symmetry and macroscopic manifestations of QFT; 5. Thermal field theory and trajectories in the space of the representations; 6. Selected topics in thermal field theory; 7. Topological defects as non-homogeneous condensates. I; 8. Topological defects as non-homogeneous condensates. II; 9. Dissipation and quantization |
10. Elements of soliton theory and related conceptsBibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a self-contained presentation of the quantum field theory of topological defects created during spontaneous symmetry breakdown phase transitions, with a particular emphasis on phenomenological issues of current interest. |
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