Shifman, Mikhail A.,

Supersymmetric solitons / M. Shifman, A. Yung. - 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics . - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. .

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Open access.

In the last decade methods and techniques based on supersymmetry have provided deep insights in quantum chromodynamics and other non-supersymmetric gauge theories at strong coupling. This book summarizes major advances in critical solitons in supersymmetric theories, and their implications for understanding basic dynamical regularities of non-supersymmetric theories. After an extended introduction on the theory of critical solitons, including a historical introduction, the authors focus on three topics: non-Abelian strings and confined monopoles; reducing the level of supersymmetry; and domain walls as D-brane prototypes. They also provide a thorough review of issues at the cutting edge, such as non-Abelian flux tubes. The book presents an extensive summary of the current literature so researchers in this field can understand the background and related issues. First published in 2009, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Specialized.

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10.1017/9781009402200 doi


Solitons.
Supersymmetry.

QC174.26.W28 / S44 2023

530.124