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Mussardo, Giuseppe |
The ABC???s of Science |
I09029 |
2020 |
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Bonora, L |
Integrable Quantum Field Theories |
I00642 |
1993 |
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Giuseppe Mussardo |
Statistical field theory: An introduction to exactly solved models in statistical physics |
023677 |
2010 |
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| Title | The ABC???s of Science |
| Author(s) | Mussardo, Giuseppe |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | X, 248 p. 35 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Science, with its inherent tension between the known and the unknown, is an inexhaustible mine of great stories. Collected here are twenty-six among the most enchanting tales, one for each letter of the alphabet: the main characters are scientists of the highest calibre mostly of whom, however, are unknown to the general public. This book goes from A to Z. The letter A stands for Abel, the great Norwegian mathematician, here involved in an elliptic thriller about a fundamental theorem of mathematics, while the letter Z refers to Absolute Zero, the ultimate and lowest temperature limit, - 273,15 degrees Celsius, a value that is tremendously cooler than the most remote corner of the Universe: the race to reach this final outpost of coldness is not yet complete, but, similarly to the history books of polar explorations at the beginning of the 20th century, its pages record successes, failures, fierce rivalries and tragic desperations. In between the A and the Z, the other letters of the alphabet are similar to the various stages of a very fascinating journey along the paths of science, a journey in the company of a very unique set of characters as eccentric and peculiar as those in Ulysses by James Joyce: the French astronomer who lost everything, even his mind, to chase the transits of Venus; the caustic Austrian scientist who, perfectly at ease with both the laws of psychoanalysis and quantum mechanics, revealed the hidden secrets of dreams and the periodic table of chemical elements; the young Indian astrophysicist who was the first to understand how a star dies, suffering the ferocious opposition of his mentor for this discovery. Or the Hungarian physicist who struggled with his melancholy in the shadows of the desert of Los Alamos; or the French scholar who was forced to hide her femininity behind a false identity so as to publish fundamental theorems on prime numbers. And so on and so forth. Twenty-six stories, which reveal the most authentic atmosphere of science and the lives of some of its main players: each story can be read in quite a short period of time -- basically the time it takes to get on and off the train between two metro stations. Largely independent from one another, these twenty-six stories make the book a harmonious polyphony of several voices: the reader can invent his/her own very personal order for the chapters simply by ordering the sequence of letters differently. For an elementary law of Mathematics, this can give rise to an astronomically large number of possible books -- all the same, but - then again - all different. This book is therefore the ideal companion for an infinite number of real or metaphoric journeys |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030551698 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOLOGY - HISTORY
2. CHEMISTRY - HISTORY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. History of Biology
8. History of Chemistry
9. History of Mathematical Sciences
10. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
11. MATHEMATICS
12. PHYSICS
13. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Integrable Quantum Field Theories |
| Author(s) | Bonora, L;Mussardo, Giuseppe;Schwimmer, A;Girardello, L;Martellini, M |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1993. |
| Description | VIII, 333 p : online resource |
| ISBN,Price | 9781489915160 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Heavy ions
4. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
5. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
6. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons
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| Title | Statistical field theory: An introduction to exactly solved models in statistical physics |
| Author(s) | Giuseppe Mussardo |
| Publication | New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | xxii, 755p. |
| Series | (Oxford Graduate texts) |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating world of phase transitions as well as many related topics, including random walks, combinatorial problems, quantum field theory and S-matrix. Fundamental concepts of phase transitions, such as order parameters, spontaneous symmetry breaking, scaling transformations, conformal symmetry, and anomalous dimensions, have deeply changed the modern vision of many areas of physics, leading to remarkable developments in statistical mechanics, elementary particle theory, condensed matter physics and string theory. This self-contained book provides an excellent introduction to frontier topics of exactly solved models in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory, renormalization group, conformal models, quantum integrable systems, duality, elastic S-matrix, thermodynamics Bethe ansatz and form factor theory. The clear discussion of physical principles is accompanied by a detailed analysis of several branches of mathematics, distinguished for their elegance and beauty, such as infinite dimensional algebras, conformal mappings, integral equations or modular functions. Besides advanced research themes, the book also covers many basic topics in statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and theoretical physics. Each argument is discussed in great detail, paying attention to an overall coherent understanding of physical phenomena. Mathematical background is provided in supplements at the end of each chapter, when appropriate. The chapters are also followed by problems of different levels of difficulty. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will find a rich and challenging source for improving their skills and for accomplishing a comprehensive learning of the many facets of the subject. |
| ISBN,Price | 9780198066835 : Rs. 995.00(PB) |
| Classification | 530.145
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| Keyword(s) | 1. COMBINATORIAL PROBLEMS
2. PHASE TRANSITIONS
3. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
4. RANDOM WALKS
5. S-MITRIX THEORY
6. STATISTICAL FIELD THEORY
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