Mussardo's Statistical Field Theory

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The discussion centers on a book that explores the intersection of Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory (QFT), highlighting its unique approach to exact solutions in Conformal Field Theory. The book is noted for its traditional treatment of Statistical Mechanics while also linking it to more advanced concepts. There is a lack of existing discussions about this book, suggesting limited literature on the subject. Several related works are mentioned, including titles by Baxter, March & Angilella, Šamaj & Bajnok, and Sutherland, which focus on exactly solvable models in statistical and many-body theories. The conversation also invites collaboration among readers interested in solving problems from the book, fostering a community for shared learning and verification of results.
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I have been browsing this book, and it seems a quite interesting one. The traditional Statistical Mechanics is quite traditionally treated (so only average) but then, the linking of Statistical Mechanics with QFT, and the exact solutions in Conformal Field Theory, are quite nice.

But I do not see discussions about this book. And I do not think there are many other books with a similar subject.

Opinions?
 
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Some of the books with a similar subject are:

Baxter - Exactly Solved Models in Statistical Mechanics

March & Angilella - Exactly Solvable Models in Many-Body Theory

Šamaj & Bajnok - Introduction to the Statistical Physics of Integrable Many-body Systems

Sutherland - Beautiful Models: 70 Years of Exactly Solved Many-body Problems
 
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Hello!

I know it's an old thread, but maybe you are still interested in the discussion of Mussardo's textbook. I'm going to try and solve some problems from the book, so it would be nice if we could help each other and check our results.
 

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