Abstract
C Domb and M S Green (eds) London and New York: Academic 1976 pp xvii + 420 price £13.50
The subject of phase transitions has rapidly advanced over the last decade and the volume under review is one of a series giving a comprehensive survey of both the theoretical and experimental aspects in this area. This volume contains an attractive article by Kadanoff on the main unifying ideas of universality and scaling (although the innocent reader should beware of misprints) and other contributions discuss mean field theory, applications of neutron scattering and mode coupling methods for discussing nonequilibrium behaviour near a critical point.