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041			_aEnglish
082			_223 _a530.41 _bMEN
100			_aMenon, Gautam I.
245			_aThe Physics of Disordered Systems/ _cGautam I Menon; Purusattam Ray.
260			_aNew Delhi, India : _bHindustan Book Agency, _c2012.
300			_axi, 175p.: _bill.; _c24 cm.
440			_aTexts and readings in physical sciences, _v11.
505			_t1. Introduction to the physics of disordered systems _t2. Phase transitions in disordered quantum systems: transverse ising models _t3. The physics of structural glasses _t4. Dilute magnets _t5. Domains and interfaces in random fields _t6. Vortex glasses
520			_aDisordered systems are ubiquitous in nature and their study remains a profound and challenging subject of current research. Ideas and methods from the physics of Disordered systems have been fruitfully applied to several fields ranging from computer science to neuroscience. This book contains a selection of lectures delivered at the 'SERC School on Disordered Systems', spanning topics from classic results to frontier areas of research in this field. Spin glasses, disordered Ising models, quantum disordered systems, structural glasses, dilute magnets, interfaces in random field systems and disordered vortex systems are among the topics discussed in the text, in chapters authored by active researchers in the field, including Bikas Chakrabarti, Arnab Das, Deepak Kumar, Gautam Menon, G. Ravikumar, Purusattam Ray, Srikanth Sastry and Prabodh Shukla. This book provides a gentle and comprehensive introduction to the physics of disordered systems and is aimed at graduate students and young scientists either working in or intending to enter this exciting field. It should also serve as a general reference for students and practicing researchers alike.
650			_aOrder-disorder models.
650			_aPhysics.
700			_aRay, Purusattam
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS