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Statistical mechanics has considerably evolved since ten years. One of the main achievement is probably the strong connection which was established between it and quantum field theory (through its Euclidean formulation). Both domains get advantages from this connection. For example, concepts inherited from Statistical mechanics have got a rigorous mathematical status through technics developed in constructive field theory. My lectures which in principle cover critical phenomena in three dimensions will indeed be restricted to the field theorist point of view and be only a partial survey of what has been rigorously proved since 1973. Finally let me notice that most of what I will say is not specific to three dimensions the reason being that, up to now, the results obtained are (with few exceptions) of a very general nature and are valid in 2 or 3 or sometimes more dimensions.
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Seneor, R. (1985). Critical Phenomena in 3 Dimensions. In: Ceauşescu, V., Costache, G., Georgescu, V. (eds) Critical Phenomena. Progress in Physics, vol 11. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6650-6_4
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