Phase Transitions
The following sections are included:
Systematics of Phase Transitions
Ehrenfest's Classification of Phase Transitions
Order Parameter, Continuous and Discontinuous Transitions
Landau's Theory of Continuous Phase Transitions
Continuity of Entropy and Discontinuity of Specific Heat
Generalized Susceptibility
Critical Exponents and Fluctuations of Order Parameter
Ising Model
Zero-Field 1-Dimensional Case
Non-Zero-Field 1-Dimensional Case
Multi-Dimensional Case
2-Dimensional Ising System
Problems