The Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations

by Manu Paranjape

Book Overview

Instantons, or pseudoparticles, are solutions to the equations of motion in classical field theories on a Euclidean spacetime. Instantons are found everywhere in quantum theories as they have many applications in quantum tunnelling. Diverse physical phenomena may be described through quantum tunnelling, for example: the Josephson effect, the decay of meta-stable nuclear states, band formation in tight binding models of crystalline solids, the structure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009291238
• ISBN13: 9781009291231
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"