Landau–Ginzburg theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Bose–Einstein_condensates
superfluidity
ferromagnetism
liquid crystals
superconductors
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Landau–Ginzburg–Wilson_paradigm
gptkbp:category gptkb:statistical_mechanics
condensed matter physics
mathematical physics
physics theories
gptkbp:describes phase transitions
critical phenomena
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
condensed matter physics
gptkbp:form free energy functional
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Landau_theory_of_phase_transitions
gptkbp:hasConcept symmetry breaking
coherence length
correlation length
free energy minimization
order parameter field
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Landau–Ginzburg theory
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:renormalization_group_theory
modern statistical field theory
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Lev_Landau
gptkb:Vitaly_Ginzburg
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:mean_field_theory
gptkb:Ginzburg–Landau_equation
superconductivity
order parameter
gptkbp:usedFor describing spontaneous symmetry breaking
modeling second-order phase transitions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lev_Landau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5