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Instantons In Gauge Theories
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This volume is a compilation of works which, taken together, give a complete and consistent presentation of instanton calculus in non-Abelian gauge theories, as it exists now. Some of the papers reproduced are instanton classics. Among other things, they show from a historical perspective how the instanton solution has been found, the motivation behind it and how the physical meaning of instantons has been revealed. Other papers are devoted to different aspects of instanton formalism including instantons in supersymmetric gauge theories. A few unsolved problems associated with instantons are described in great detail. The papers are organized into several sections that are linked both logically and historically, accompanied by extensive comments.
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- I. BPST INSTANTONS:DISCOVERY AND PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION
- II. COLLECTIVE COORDINATES AND THE INSTANTON MEASURE
- III. MULTI-INSTANTON SOLUTIONS
- IV. GREEN FUNCTIONS IN THE INSTANTON BACK ROUND
- INTRODUCTION
- V. FERMIONS
- VI. CONSTRAINED INSTANTONS, I-AINTERACTION AND THE VALLEY METHOD
- VII. SUPERSYMMETRIC INSTANTONS
- VIII. REVIEWS
- ABC of instantons