Landau-Ginzburg theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:appliesTo superfluidity
ferromagnetism
critical phenomena
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Ginzburg-Landau_equations
gptkbp:describes phase transitions
superconductivity
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Lev_Landau
gptkb:Vitaly_Ginzburg
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
condensed matter physics
gptkbp:form partial differential equations
gptkbp:generalizes Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson theory
gptkbp:hasConcept order parameter
free energy functional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Landau-Ginzburg theory
gptkbp:influenced theory of critical exponents
topological defects theory
modern field theory approaches to phase transitions
gptkbp:notableFor type-II superconductors
domain walls
vortex solutions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ising_model
gptkb:mean_field_theory
renormalization group
gptkbp:yearProposed 1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statistical_Field_Theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6