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020 _a9781107705968 (ebook)
020 _z9781107068520 (hardback)
020 _z9781107672321 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC793.3.F5
_bM38 2015
082 0 0 _a530.14/3
_223
100 1 _aMarino, Marcos,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInstantons and large N :
_ban introduction to non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory /
_cMarcos Mariño (University of Geneva).
246 3 _aInstantons & Large N
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2015.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 367 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aInstantons in quantum mechanics -- Unstable vacua in quantum field theory -- Large order behavior and Borel summability -- Non-perturbative aspects of Yang-Mills theories -- Instantons and Fermions -- Sigma models at large N -- The 1/N expansion in quantum chromodynamics -- Matrix models and matrix quantum mechanics at large N -- Large N quantum chromodynamics in two dimensions -- Instantons at large N.
520 _aThis highly pedagogical textbook for graduate students in particle, theoretical and mathematical physics, explores advanced topics of quantum field theory. Clearly divided into two parts; the first focuses on instantons with a detailed exposition of instantons in quantum mechanics, supersymmetric quantum mechanics, the large order behavior of perturbation theory, and Yang-Mills theories, before moving on to examine the large N expansion in quantum field theory. The organised presentation style, in addition to detailed mathematical derivations, worked examples and applications throughout, enables students to gain practical experience with the tools necessary to start research. The author includes recent developments on the large order behavior of perturbation theory and on large N instantons, and updates existing treatments of classic topics, to ensure that this is a practical and contemporary guide for students developing their understanding of the intricacies of quantum field theory.
650 0 _aInstantons.
650 0 _aQuantum field theory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107068520
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107705968
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