Landau Theory of Phase Transitions, The: Application to Structural, Incommensurate, Magnetic and Liquid Crystal Systems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789971500252)

The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First, it is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of Landau's theory, which is intended for teaching purposes. A second purpose of the book provides the practical methods for applying Landau's theory to complex systems. The last objective of the book is to incorporate the developments which have arisen in the last fifteen years from the extensive application of the theory to a variety of physical systems.

Author: Pierre Toledano, Jean-Claude Toledano
ISBN-10: 9971500256
ISBN-13: 9789971500252
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1987
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 1.20d