Kinks and Domain Walls : : An Introduction to Classical and Quantum Solitons / / Tanmay Vachaspati.
Kinks and domain walls are the simplest kind of solitons and are invaluable for testing various ideas and for learning about non-perturbative aspects of field theories. They are the subject of research in essentially every branch of physics, ranging from condensed matter to cosmology. This book, fir...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : : Cambridge University Press,, 2007. |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; 1. Classical kinks; 2. Kinks in more complicated models; 3. Interactions; 4. Kinks in quantum field theory; 5. Condensates and zero modes on kinks; 6. Formation of kinks; 7. Dynamics of domain walls; 8. Gravity and cosmology of domain walls; 9. Kinks in the lab; Appendix A. Units, numbers and conventions; Appendix B. SU(N) generators; Appendix C. Solution to a common differential equation; Appendix D. Useful operator identities; Appendix E. Variation of the determinant; Appendix F. Summary of cosmological equations; Reference; Index.