The theory and applications of instanton calculations /

Instantons, or pseudoparticles, are solutions to the equations of motion in classical field theories on a Euclidean spacetime. Instantons are found everywhere in quantum theories as they have many applications in quantum tunnelling. Diverse physical phenomena may be described through quantum tunnell...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Paranjape, M. B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
Subjects:
Quantum field theory > Mathematics.
Instantons.
Théorie quantique des champs > Mathématiques.
SCIENCE > Energy.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Quantum mechanics and the path integral
  • The symmetric double well
  • Decay of a meta-stable state
  • Quantum field theory and the path integral
  • Decay of the false vacuum
  • Large orders in perturbation theory
  • Quantum electrodynamics in 1+1 dimensions
  • The Polyakov proof of confinement
  • Monopole pair production
  • Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)
  • Instantons, supersymmetry and Morse theory.

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