Exactly solved models : a journey in statistical mechanics : selected papers with commentaries (1963-2008) / Fa Yueh Wu; with an introduction by C.N. Yang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, F. Y. (Fa Yueh)

Contributor:

Yang, Chen Ning, 1922-2025.

Maillard, Jean-Marie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistical mechanics.

Statistical physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (661 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of exactly solved models in statistical mechanics by looking at the scientific achievements of F Y Wu in this and related fields, which span four decades of his career. The book is organized into topics ranging from lattice models in condensed matter physics to graph theory in mathematics, and includes the author's pioneering contributions. Through insightful commentaries, the author presents an overview of each of the topics and an insider's look at how crucial developments emerged. With the inclusion of important pedagogical review article

Contents:

Introduction by C. N. Yang; Preface; Contents; COMMENTARIES; 1. Dimer Statistics; 2. The Vertex Model; 3. Duality and Gauge Transformations; 4. The Ising Model; 5. The Potts Model; 6. Critical Frontiers; 7. Percolation; 8. Graph Theory; 9. Knot Invariants; 10. Other Topics; Photographs; Reprinted Papers; REPRINTED PAPERS; APPENDIX; Research Summary A Challenge in Enumerative Combinatorics: The Graph of Contributions of Professor Fa-Yueh Wu Review of F. Y. Wu's Research by J.-M. Maillard; Fa Yueh Wu: Vita; Index of Names in the Commentaries

Notes:

Includes a review of F.Y. Wu's research by Jean-Marie Maillard.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-44140-X

9786612441400

981-281-389-6

OCLC:

555908009