Publication Date
2002
Publication Place
Princeton, N.J. -
Princeton University Press, [2002].
Subject
Gauge fields (Physics)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
444
Physical Dimensions
24 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!82647~!3219
Library Location
Bloomberg Hall Physics Library
Date
2002
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index., Translated from the Russian.. Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index., Translated from the Russian.. 82647. x, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
İçindekiler
1. Gauge Principle in Electrodynamics -- 2. Scalar and Vector Fields -- 3. Elements of the Theory of Lie Groups and Algebras -- 4. Non-Abelian Gauge Fields -- 5. Spontaneous Breaking of Global Symmetry -- 6. Higgs Mechanism -- 7. The Simplest Topological Solitons -- 8. Elements of Homotopy Theory -- 9. Magnetic Monopoles -- 10. Non-Topological Solitons -- 11. Tunneling and Euclidean Classical Solutions in Quantum Mechanics -- 12. Decay of a False Vacuum in Scalar Field Theory -- 13. Instantons and Sphalerons in Gauge Theories -- 14. Fermions in Background Fields -- 15. Fermions and Topological External Fields in Two-dimensional Models -- 16. Fermions in Background Fields of Solitons and Strings in Four-Dimensional Space-Time -- 17. Non-Conservation of Fermion Quantum Numbers in Four-dimensional Non-Abelian Theories -- App. Classical Solutions and the Functional Integral.
ISBN
0691059276, 9780691059273