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'... principal strength is that it provides a clear introduction to the mathematical machinery of RSB, accessible to an advanced graduate student interested in working in the statistical mechanics of disordered systems. For this reason alone it should be part of the library of any theorist working in these areas ... Dotsenko's book will remain an important contribution.' Daniel L. Stein, Physics Today
'The breadth of the exposition, and in particular the fact that also non-mean field systems are covered, is the main merit of this text and illustrates the wide range of applicability of this method ... the book will be a useful reference for the researcher and a reasonable first introduction to the field for graduate students entering the field.' A. Bovier, Zentralblatt MATH
Book Description
This text describes the statistical mechanics of classical spin systems with quenched disorder. The first part covers the physics of spin-glass states using results obtained within the framework of the mean field theory of spin glasses. The second part is devoted to the theory of critical phenomena in the presence of weak quenched disorder. This includes a systematic derivation of the traditional renormalization group theory. In the third part Dotsenko describes other types of disordered systems, relating them to new results at the frontiers of modern research. The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the field of statistical mechanics of disordered systems.
Introduction to the Replica Theory of Disordered Statistical Systems (Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics)
Introduction to the Replica Theory of Disordered Statistical Systems (Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics),Viktor Dotsenko,C. GodrŠche,Cambridge University Press,0521021251,Mathematical Physics,Mechanics - General,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Order-disorder models,Science / General,Theoretical methods
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