Phase Transitions A Brief Account With Modern Applications

- A short but comprehensive description of the five pillars of the modern theory of phase transitions- A general survey of numerous modern applications of the theory of phase transitions, rather than treatment of a single topic in great detail, as in most textbooks- Suitable for incorporating in a graduate or advanced undergraduate course on statistical physics- Provides a good minimum basis for under-standing current research on the application of statistical mechanics to problems in different fields, such as science, economics and sociologyGitterman, Moshe is the author of 'Phase Transitions A Brief Account With Modern Applications', published 2004 under ISBN 9789812389039 and ISBN 9812389032.