| Effective Field Approach to Phase Transitions and Some Applications to Ferroelectrics Contributor(s): Gonzalo, Julio A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9812568751 ISBN-13: 9789812568755 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: This book begins by introducing the effective field approach, the simplest approach to phase transitions. It provides an intuitive approximation to the physics of such diverse phenomena as liquid-vapor transitions, ferromagnetism, superconductivity, order-disorder in alloys, ferroelectricity, superfluidity and ferroelasticity. The connection between the effective field approach and Landau's theory is stressed. The main coverage is devoted to specific applications of the effective field concept to ferroelectric systems, both hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics, like those in the TGS family, and oxide ferroelectrics, like pure and mixed perovskites. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - General - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter |
| Dewey: 530.414 |
| Series: World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.63" W x 8.99" (1.71 lbs) 468 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book begins by introducing the effective field approach, the simplest approach to phase transitions. It provides an intuitive approximation to the physics of such diverse phenomena as liquid-vapor transitions, ferromagnetism, superconductivity, order-disorder in alloys, ferroelectricity, superfluidity and ferroelasticity. The connection between the effective field approach and Landau's theory is stressed.The main coverage is devoted to specific applications of the effective field concept to ferroelectric systems, both hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics, like those in the TGS family, and oxide ferroelectrics, like pure and mixed perovskites. |