by Daniel J Amit and Victor Martín-Mayor, World Scientific. Hardback ISBN 9812561099 £52 ($86). Paperback ISBN 9812561196 £27 ($44).
Linking field-theory methods and concepts from particle physics with those in critical phenomena and statistical mechanics, this book starts from the latter point of view. In this way, it introduces quantum field theory to those already grounded in the concepts of statistical mechanics and advanced quantum theory. Non-perturbative methods and numerical simulations are introduced in this third edition, with new chapters on real-space methods, finite size scaling, Monte Carlo methods and numerical field theory. There are sufficient exercises in each chapter for use as a textbook in a one-semester graduate course.
