Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations / M. B. Paranjape.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paranjape, M. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instantons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Drawing inspiration from Sidney Coleman's Erice lectures, this volume provides an accessible, detailed introduction to instanton methods and their many applications, as a valuable resource for graduate students in physics. This title, first published in 2017, has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Contents:

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Quantum mechanics and the path integral; 3. The symmetric double well; 4. Decay of a meta-stable state; 5. Quantum field theory and the path integral; 6. Decay of the false vacuum; 7. Large orders in perturbation theory; 8. Quantum electrodynamics in 1+1 dimensions; 9. The Polyakov proof of confinement; 10. Monopole pair production; 11. Quantum chromodynamics (QCD); 12. Instantons, supersymmetry and Morse theory; Appendix A. As aside on 0(4); Appendix B. Asymptotic analysis; Bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Worldcat, viewed May 17, 2023).