Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

First published in 1971, this highly popular text is devoted to the interdisciplinary area of critical phenomena, with an emphasis on liquid-gas and ferromagnetic transitions. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and solid state physics, as well as researchers in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and materials science, will welcome this paperback edition of Stanley's acclaimed text.Stanley, H. Eugene is the author of 'Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena', published 1987 under ISBN 9780195053166 and ISBN 0195053168.