This book begins by introducing the effective field approach, the simplest approach to phase transitions. It provides an intuitive approximation to the physics

Based on a graduate course on phase transitions at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, in 1989. Presents a simple explanation of the effective field approach to

The first half of the book presents the effective field approach, which is certainly the simplest approach to investigate cooperative phenomena and the accompan

The first half of the book presents the effective field approach, which is certainly the simplest approach to investigate cooperative phenomena and the accompan

Ferroelectric materials exhibit a wide spectrum of functional properties, including switchable polarization, piezoelectricity, high non-linear optical activity,