Università Roma Tre

TO GIVE A PERSPECTIVE OF THE MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS.
STARTING FROM THE THEORY OF THE PHASE TRANSITIONS AND CRITICAL PHENOMENA, IT IS SHOWN ARE HOW THE CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF THE RENORMALIZATION GROUP HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. THE RENORMALIZATION GROUP APPROACH IS NOWDAYS LARGELY USED IN SEVERAL FIELDS OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS. THE CRITICAL PHENOMENA IS THE CLASSICAL APPLICATION OF THE METHOD. THE FIRST 6 CFU ARE SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS CURRICULA.