Published 1998
| Version v1
Book
Quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions
Description
An introductory review is made of many outstanding features of Quantum Field Theory formulated in three-dimensional spacetime. These include topological properties, the Huygens Principle, the Coulomb potential, topological excitations like vortices and skyrmions, dynamical mass generation, fractional spin and statistics, duality nd bosonization. Theories including the Maxwell-Chern-Simons, Abelian Higgs and C P1-Nonlinear Sigma Model are used to illustrate the different features. Applications to High-Tc Superconductivity and to the Quantum Hall Effect are also presented. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- World Scientific
- Imprint Place
- Singapore (Singapore)
- ISBN
- 981-02-3453-8
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 9. Jorge Andre Swieca Summer School. Particles and fields
- Imprint Pagination
- 512 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 196-222
Conference
- Title
- 9. Jorge Andre Swieca Summer School. Particles and fields
- Dates
- 16-28 Feb 1997
- Place
- Campos do Jordao, SP (Brazil)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Singapore
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 30004992
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; COULOMB FIELD; DIFFERENTIAL TOPOLOGY; DUALITY; EXCITATION; FIELD THEORIES; HALL EFFECT; HIGGS BOSONS; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; HUYGENS PRINCIPLE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SIGMA MODEL; SKYRME POTENTIAL; SPIN; TOPOLOGY; VORTICES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BOSON-EXCHANGE MODELS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON POTENTIAL; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PERIPHERAL MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; POTENTIALS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TOPOLOGY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 25 refs.