Kinks and domain walls : an introduction to classical and quantum solitons / Tanmay Vachaspati.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and index.

The book examines classical solitons, and their principal classical and quantum properties. It includes several state-of-the-art results and each chapter contains questions and research problems. This book will be of great interest to graduate students and academic researchers in theoretical physics, particle physics, cosmology and condensed matter physics.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; 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 laboratory; 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; References; Index.

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