Models of Disorder : The Theoretical Physics of Homogeneously Disordered Systems

Ziman, J. M.

ISBN 10: 0521292808 / ISBN 13: 9780521292801

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New York, 1979

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Cambridge / London / New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979. 6" wide by 9" tall. A shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Still bright. No fading. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat, uncreased spine. From the rear cover: "The physical and chemical properties of disordered systems such as liquids, glasses, alloys, amorphous semiconductors, polymer solutions and magnetic particles, are explained nowadays by theories based on a variety of mathematical models, including random assemblies of hard spheres, tetrahedrally-bonded networks and lattices of 'spins.' This book describes these models and the various mathematical theories by which the observable properties are derived." Comprehensive bibliography (pp. 492-510). Index. Bound in the original two-tone (maroon and deep purple) wraps. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine condition. xiii, 525pp. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Models of Disorder : The Theoretical Physics of Homogeneously Disordered Systems
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New York
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521292808
• ISBN 13: 9780521292801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine condition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1979, this book discusses how the physical and chemical properties of disordered systems such as liquids, glasses, alloys, amorphous semiconductors, polymer solutions and magnetic materials can be explained by theories based on a variety of mathematical models, including random assemblies of hard spheres, tetrahedrally-bonded networks and lattices of 'spins'. The text describes these models and the various mathematical theories by which the observable properties are derived. Techniques and concepts such as the mean field and coherent approximations, graphical summation, percolation, scaling and the renormalisation group are explained and applied. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theoretical and experimental physics.

Book Description

This 1979 book discusses how the physical and chemical properties of disordered systems such as liquids, glasses, alloys, amorphous semiconductors, polymer solutions and magnetic materials can be explained by theories based on a variety of mathematical models, including random assemblies of hard spheres, tetrahedrally-bonded networks and lattices of 'spins'.