Gauge Fields and Strings / / by A.M. Polyakov.

"Based on his own work, the author synthesizes the most promising approaches and ideals in field theory today. He presents such subjects as statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and their interrelation, continuous global symmetry, non-Abelian gauge fields, instantons and the quantam theor...

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Superior document:Contemporary concepts in physics ; Volume 3
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Place / Publishing House:London : : Taylor and Francis,, 2017.
Year of Publication:1987
2017
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Contemporary concepts in physics ; Volume 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 301 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1 Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 2 Asymptotic Freedom and the Renormalization Group / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 3 The Strong Coupling Expansion / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 4 Instantons in Abelian Systems / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 5 Quark Confinement, Superfluidity, Elasticity. Criteria and Analogies / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 6 Topology of Gauge Fields and Related Problems / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 7 Analogies Between Gauge and Chiral Fields. Loop Dynamics / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 8 The Large N Expansion / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 9 Quantum Strings and Random Surfaces / A.M. Polyakov
  • chapter 10 Attempt at a Synthesis / A.M. Polyakov.