Topological Solitons (Hardcover)

Topological solitons occur in many nonlinear classical field theories. They are stable, particle-like objects, with finite mass and a smooth structure. Examples are monopoles and Skyrmions, Ginzburg-Landau vortices and sigma-model lumps, and Yang-Mills instantons. This book is a comprehensive survey of static topological solitons and their dynamical interactions. Particular emphasis is placed on the solitons which satisfy first-order Bogomolny equations. For these, the soliton dynamics can be investigated by finding the geodesics on the moduli space of static multi-soliton solutions. Remarkable scattering processes can be understood this way. The book starts with an introduction to classical field theory, and a survey of several mathematical techniques useful for understanding many types of topological soliton. Subsequent chapters explore key examples of solitons in one, two, three and four dimensions. The final chapter discusses the unstable sphaleron solutions which exist in several field theories.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Nicholas Manton • Paul Sutcliffe
Dimensions:	254 x 182 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	506
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83836-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics Promotions
LSN:	0-521-83836-3
Barcode:	9780521838368

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