Topological Solitons

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Manton received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1978. Following postdoctoral positions at the Ecole Normale in Paris, M.I.T. and UC Santa Barbara, he returned to Cambridge and is now Professor of Mathematical Physics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and currently head of the department's High Energy Physics group. He is a Fellow of St John's College. He introduced and helped develop the method of modelling topological soliton dynamics by geodesic motion on soliton moduli spaces. Klappentext Comprehensive survey of static topological solitons and their dynamical interactions, for graduates and researchers. Zusammenfassung This book introduces the main examples of topological solitons in classical field theories! discusses the forces between solitons! and surveys both static and dynamic multi-soliton solutions. It covers kinks in one dimension! lumps and vortices in two dimensions! monopoles and Skyrmions in three dimensions! and instantons in four dimensions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Lagrangians and fields; 3. Topology in field theory; 4. Solitons - general theory; 5. Kinks; 6. Lumps and rational maps; 7. Vortices; 8. Monopoles; 9. Skyrmions; 10. Instantons; 11. Saddle points - sphalerons; References; Index.

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• Authors: Nicholas Manton, Nicholas (University of Cambridge) Manton, Nicholas (University of Cambridge) Sutclif Manton, Nicholas Sutcliffe Manton, Manton Nicholas, Paul Sutcliffe, Paul (University of Kent Sutcliffe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521040969
• ISBN: 978-0-521-04096-9
• No. of pages: 508
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics; Cambridge Monographs on Mathem; Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous