The theory and applications of instanton calculations /
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| Author / Creator: | Paranjape, M. B., author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14061603 |
| Summary: | 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 tunnelling, for example: the Josephson effect, the decay of meta-stable nuclear states, band formation in tight binding models of crystalline solids, the structure of the gauge theory vacuum, confinement in 2+1 dimensions, and the decay of superheated or supercooled phases. Drawing inspiration from Sidney Coleman's Erice lectures, this volume provides an accessible, detailed introduction to instanton methods, with many applications, making it a valuable resource for graduate students in many areas of physics, from condensed matter, particle and nuclear physics, to string theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108548731 1108548733 9781316658741 1316658740 9781107155473 1107155479 |