Solitons and Instantons
Author: R. Rajaraman
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13:
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Solitons, Instantons, and Twistors
Author: Maciej Dunajski
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 0198570627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA text aimed at third year undergraduates and graduates in mathematics and physics, presenting elementary twistor theory as a universal technique for solving differential equations in applied mathematics and theoretical physics.
Classical Solutions in Quantum Field Theory
Author: Erick J. Weinberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-08-16
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 0521114632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overview of classical solutions and their consequences in quantum field theory, high energy physics and cosmology for graduates and researchers.
Topological Solitons
Author: Nicholas Manton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-06-10
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 1139454692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTopological solitons occur in many nonlinear classical field theories. They are stable, particle-like objects, with finite mass and a smooth structure. Examples are monopoles and Skyrmions, Ginzburg-Landau vortices and sigma-model lumps, and Yang-Mills instantons. This book is a comprehensive survey of static topological solitons and their dynamical interactions. Particular emphasis is placed on the solitons which satisfy first-order Bogomolny equations. For these, the soliton dynamics can be investigated by finding the geodesics on the moduli space of static multi-soliton solutions. Remarkable scattering processes can be understood this way. The book starts with an introduction to classical field theory, and a survey of several mathematical techniques useful for understanding many types of topological soliton. Subsequent chapters explore key examples of solitons in one, two, three and four dimensions. The final chapter discusses the unstable sphaleron solutions which exist in several field theories.
Solitons in Field Theory and Nonlinear Analysis
Author: Yisong Yang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-14
Total Pages: 571
ISBN-13: 1475765487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are two approaches in the study of differential equations of field theory. The first, finding closed-form solutions, works only for a narrow category of problems. Written by a well-known active researcher, this book focuses on the second, which is to investigate solutions using tools from modern nonlinear analysis.
Instantons in Gauge Theories
Author: M. Shifman
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9789810218263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is a compilation of works which, taken together, give a complete and consistent presentation of instanton calculus in non-Abelian gauge theories, as it exists now. Some of the papers reproduced are instanton classics. Among other things, they show from a historical perspective how the instanton solution has been found, the motivation behind it and how the physical meaning of instantons has been revealed. Other papers are devoted to different aspects of instanton formalism including instantons in supersymmetric gauge theories. A few unsolved problems associated with instantons are described in great detail. The papers are organized into several sections that are linked both logically and historically, accompanied by extensive comments.
Classical Theory of Gauge Fields
Author: Valery Rubakov
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009-02-09
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 1400825091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on a highly regarded lecture course at Moscow State University, this is a clear and systematic introduction to gauge field theory. It is unique in providing the means to master gauge field theory prior to the advanced study of quantum mechanics. Though gauge field theory is typically included in courses on quantum field theory, many of its ideas and results can be understood at the classical or semi-classical level. Accordingly, this book is organized so that its early chapters require no special knowledge of quantum mechanics. Aspects of gauge field theory relying on quantum mechanics are introduced only later and in a graduated fashion--making the text ideal for students studying gauge field theory and quantum mechanics simultaneously. The book begins with the basic concepts on which gauge field theory is built. It introduces gauge-invariant Lagrangians and describes the spectra of linear perturbations, including perturbations above nontrivial ground states. The second part focuses on the construction and interpretation of classical solutions that exist entirely due to the nonlinearity of field equations: solitons, bounces, instantons, and sphalerons. The third section considers some of the interesting effects that appear due to interactions of fermions with topological scalar and gauge fields. Mathematical digressions and numerous problems are included throughout. An appendix sketches the role of instantons as saddle points of Euclidean functional integral and related topics. Perfectly suited as an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate text, this book is an excellent starting point for anyone seeking to understand gauge fields.
Modern Quantum Field Theory
Author: Tom Banks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-09-18
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1139473891
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting a variety of topics that are only briefly touched on in other texts, this book provides a thorough introduction to the techniques of field theory. Covering Feynman diagrams and path integrals, the author emphasizes the path integral approach, the Wilsonian approach to renormalization, and the physics of non-abelian gauge theory. It provides a thorough treatment of quark confinement and chiral symmetry breaking, topics not usually covered in other texts at this level. The Standard Model of particle physics is discussed in detail. Connections with condensed matter physics are explored, and there is a brief, but detailed, treatment of non-perturbative semi-classical methods. Ideal for graduate students in high energy physics and condensed matter physics, the book contains many problems,which help students practise the key techniques of quantum field theory.
Solitons, Instantons, and Twistors
Author: Maciej Dunajski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2024-05-07
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0198872550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost nonlinear differential equations arising in natural sciences admit chaotic behaviour and cannot be solved analytically. Integrable systems lie on the other extreme. They possess regular, stable, and well-behaved solutions known as solitons and instantons. These solutions play important roles in pure and applied mathematics as well as in theoretical physics where they describe configurations topologically different from vacuum. While integrable equations in lower space-time dimensions can be solved using the inverse scattering transform, the higher-dimensional examples of anti-self-dual Yang-Mills and Einstein equations require twistor theory. Both techniques rely on an ability to represent nonlinear equations as compatibility conditions for overdetermined systems of linear differential equations. The book provides a self-contained and accessible introduction to the subject. It starts with an introduction to integrability of ordinary and partial differential equations. Subsequent chapters explore symmetry analysis, gauge theory, vortices, gravitational instantons, twistor transforms, and anti-self-duality equations. The three appendices cover basic differential geometry, complex manifold theory, and the exterior differential system.
Supersymmetric Solitons
Author: M. Shifman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-02-26
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0521516382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book summarizes major advances in critical solitons in supersymmetric theories, and their implications for understanding basic dynamical regularities of nonsupersymmetric theories. After an extended introduction on the theory of critical solitons, including a historical introduction, the authors focus on three topics: non-Abelian strings and confined monopoles; reducing the level of supersymmetry; and domain walls as D brane prototypes. They also provide a thorough review of issues at the cutting edge, such as non-Abelian flux tubes. The book presents an extensive summary of the current literature so researchers in this field can understand the background and related issues.
