01936nam a2200217 a 4500001001400000003000700014005001700021008004100038020002900079020002600108040000800134100002300142245011900165260005200284300003300336490004900369504006500418505049400483520070900977650003201686vtls000060667KUKTEM20251125093240.0120531t2012    enka   f      001 0 eng d  a9780521114639 (hardback)  a0521114632 (hardback)  aUMP1 aWeinberg, Erick J.10aClassical solutions in quantum field theory :bsolitons and instantons in high energy physics /cErick J. Weinberg  aLondon, UK :bCambridge University Press,c2012  aiv, 326 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.0 aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [312]-323) and index0 aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. One-dimensional solitons; 3. Solitons in more dimensions - vortices and strings; 4. Some topology; 5. Magnetic monopoles with U(1) charges; 6. Magnetic monopoles in larger gauge groups; 7. Cosmological implications and experimental bounds; 8. BPS solitons, supersymmetry, and duality; 9. Euclidean solutions; 10. Yang-Mills instantons; 11. Instantons, fermions, and physical consequences; 12. Vacuum decay; Appendixes; References; Index  a"Classical solutions play an important role in quantum field theory, high-energy physics, and cosmology. Real-time soliton solutions give rise to particles, such as magnetic monopoles, and extended structures, such as domain walls and cosmic strings, that have implications for the cosmology of the early universe. Imaginarytime Euclidean instantons are responsible for important nonperturbative effects, while Euclidean bounce solutions govern transitions between metastable states. Written for advanced graduate students and researchers in elementary particle physics, cosmology, and related fields, this book brings the reader up to the level of current research in the field"--cProvided by publisher 0aQuantum theoryxMathematics