| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 493 pages) : illustrations. |
|
data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
|
|
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-490) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Solitons as particles; 1.2 A brief history of topological solitons; 1.3 Bogomolny equations and moduli spaces; 1.4 Soliton dynamics; 1.5 Solitons and integrable systems; 1.6 Solitons -- experimental status; 1.7 Outline of this book; 2 Lagrangians and fields; 2.1 Finite-dimensional systems; 2.2 Symmetries and conservation laws; 2.3 Field theory; 2.4 Noether's theorem in field theory; 2.5 Vacua and spontaneous symmetry breaking; 2.6 Gauge theory; 2.7 The Higgs mechanism; 2.8 Gradient flow in field theory. |
| Summary |
This book introduces the main examples of topological solitons in classical field theories, discusses the forces between solitons, and surveys both static and dynamic multi-soliton solutions. It covers kinks in one dimension, lumps and vortices in two dimensions, monopoles and Skyrmions in three dimensions, and instantons in four dimensions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Solitons.
|
|
Solitons. |
|
Wave-motion, Theory of.
|
|
Wave-motion, Theory of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Sutcliffe, Paul (Paul M.)
|
| In: |
EBL |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Manton, Nicholas, 1952- Topological solitons. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003069072 |
| ISBN |
0511211414 |
|
9780511211416 |
|
0521838363 |
|
9780521838368 |
|
0511216785 (electronic book) |
|
9780511216787 (electronic book) |
|
0511213182 |
|
9780511213182 |
|
0511214995 (electronic book) |
|
9780511214998 (electronic book) |
|
9780511617034 (electronic book) |
|
0511617038 (electronic book) |
|
9786610540990 |
|
6610540993 |
| Standard No. |
99954193323 |
|
