More is the same; phase transitions and mean field theories

DOI10.1007/s10955-009-9814-1zbMath1182.82005arXiv0906.0653OpenAlexW2045514650WikidataQ56337354 ScholiaQ56337354MaRDI QIDQ846906

Leo P. Kadanoff

Publication date: 15 February 2010

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0653

zbMATH Keywords

singularityvariational methodorder parametermean field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27)

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