Renormalization & ScalingExplores renormalization, scaling, critical points, exponents, and phase transitions in conformal field theory and quantum gravity.
Phase Transitions in the Ising ModelExplores phase transitions in the Ising model, mean magnetization, susceptibility, critical exponents, and the universality of critical exponents.
Introduction to Liquid CrystalsIntroduces the properties and interactions of liquid crystals, covering birefringence, defects, disclinations, and chiral phases.