Classical solutions in quantum field theory : solitons and instantons in high energy physics / Erick J. Weinberg

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991001862659707536
• Autore: Weinberg, Erick J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 9780521114639 (hardback)
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
• Collana: Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
• Classificazione: LC QC174.17.M35; 53.1.36
• Disciplina: 530.12
• Soggetti: Quantum theory - Mathematics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. One-dimensional solitons; 3. Solitons in more dimensions - vortices and strings; 4. Some topology; 5. Magnetic monopoles with U(1) charges; 6. Magnetic monopoles in larger gauge groups; 7. Cosmological implications and experimental bounds; 8. BPS solitons, supersymmetry, and duality; 9. Euclidean solutions; 10. Yang-Mills instantons; 11. Instantons, fermions, and physical consequences; 12. Vacuum decay; Appendixes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Classical solutions play an important role in quantum field theory, high-energy physics, and cosmology. Real-time soliton solutions give rise to particles, such as magnetic monopoles, and extended structures, such as domain walls and cosmic strings, that have implications for the cosmology of the early universe. Imaginarytime Euclidean instantons are responsible for important nonperturbative effects, while Euclidean bounce solutions govern transitions between metastable states. Written for advanced graduate students and researchers in elementary particle physics, cosmology, and related fields, this book brings the reader up to the level of current research in the field"

From Rumi to Buddha: Charting Alternative Spiritualities in Contemporary Türkiye / / edited by Betül Avcı, H. Şule Albayrak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911034865503321
• Autore: Avcı Betül
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025
• ISBN: 3-031-99650-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2025.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Collana: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities, , 2946-2665
• Altri autori (Persone): AlbayrakH. Şule
• Disciplina: 204.09561
• Soggetti: Spirituality; Spiritualism; Psychology and religion; Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction: Alternative Spiritualities in Modern Türkiye (Avcı and Albayrak) -- Chapter 2. “Pick and Mix” Spirituality in Türkiye (Altınlı-Macić) -- Chapter 3. From Rumi to Buddha: Crossing Spiritualities in the Transition from the Ottoman to the Republican Era (Özel) -- Chapter 4. From Tale to Transformation: Modern Storytelling as Spiritual Therapy in Türkiye (Günyüz) -- Chapter 5. Empowered by Spirit: Women’s Existential Struggles in Latife Tekin’s Novels (Şerefoğlu-Danış and Yonar-Şişman) -- Chapter 6. Exploring New Spiritualities: Ritual Experiences of Religious Women in Türkiye (Acar and Albayrak) -- Chapter 7. Veganism as a Non-religious Spiritual Practice in Türkiye (Eren-Cengiz and Albayrak) -- Chapter 8. A Discursive Analysis of Q&As on Alternative Spiritualities in Turkish Online Forums (Erkoç-Baydar and Altuncu-Kaan) -- Chapter 9. Deistic Orientation of Adolescents in Türkiye: A Study on Faith Development (Dikbaş).
• Sommario/riassunto: An anthology of diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to new spiritualities, this volume brings together interdisciplinary case studies from literature, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and religious studies. It focuses on a range of figures, movements, ; concepts, and practices associated with non-traditional spiritualities in contemporary Türkiye, examining how novel, eclectic, quasi-desacralized, and self-oriented forms of spirituality are increasingly favored over traditional ones. Grounded in the current cultural context, the contributors explore how spiritualities originally inspired by Southeast Asian traditions, Shamanic practices, and other sources are first transformed into Western forms, then adapted into Muslim-Turkish settings. The term “alternative” highlights the creative, eclectic, non-traditional, or even anti-religious nature of such practices. As the first volume of its kind, this book is an essential resource for scholars of new religious movements and alternative spiritualities in Türkiye. Betül Avcı is Associate Professor and Chair of both Cultural Studies and Humanities at Boğaziçi University, İstanbul. She holds degrees in English Literature, History of Religions, and Islamic Studies, and earned her S.T.D. in Missiology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Her research focuses on Muslim-Christian relations, alternative spiritualities, and the intercultural dynamics of identity. She is currently engaged in research on the nationalist foundations of the history of religions in modern Türkiye and on Muslim responses to modern ideas of progress. She has taught and published widely on Muslim-Christian relations, intellectual biographies, and alternative spiritualities. H. Şule Albayrak is Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion in the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University, İstanbul. She lectures on topics including modernization, secularization, religion-state relations, and Islam in the modern world. She is the author of two books: Christian Fundamentalism (Hıristiyan Fundamentalizmi, 2007) and Religion-State Relations in the U.S. (ABD’de Din Devlet İlişkileri, 2018). She has also edited Being Woman: Religion, Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond (Kadın Olmak: İslam, Gelenek, Modernite ve Ötesi, 2019) and Privacy in All Its Aspects (Tüm Yönleriyle Mahremiyet, 2022).