Aspects of the Ising and tricritical Ising models

This thesis is concerned with several aspects of the Ising and tri-critical Ising models in two-dimensions. These are much-studied models relevant in both condensed matter physics as descriptions of the critical phenomena of two- dimensional systems and in String theory as building blocks of the str...

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Main Author: Giokas, Philip
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628288