01872nam 2200361 450 991062723030332120230517171036.0(CKB)5580000000466260(NjHacI)995580000000466260(EXLCZ)99558000000046626020230517h20222018 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTheory and Applications of Instanton Calculations /M. B. ParanjapeCambridge, England :Cambridge University Press,[2022]©20181 online resource (xiv, 309 pages)1-009-29123-8 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.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.InstantonsInstantons.530.143Paranjape M. B.1348251NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910627230303321Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations3085606UNINA