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The Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations (Hardcover)
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The Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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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. This title, first
published in 2017, has been reissued as an Open Access publication
on Cambridge Core.
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