Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Quantum Mechanics and the Path Integral
- 3 The Symmetric Double Well
- 4 Decay of a Meta–stable State
- 5 Quantum Field Theory and the Path Integral
- 6 Decay of the False Vacuum
- 7 Large Orders in Perturbation Theory
- 8 Quantum Electrodynamics in 1+1 Dimensions
- 9 The Polyakov Proof of Confinement
- 10 Monopole Pair Production
- 11 Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
- 12 Instantons, Supersymmetry and Morse Theory
- Appendix A An Aside on O(4)
- Appendix B Asymptotic Analysis
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Decay of the False Vacuum
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Quantum Mechanics and the Path Integral
- 3 The Symmetric Double Well
- 4 Decay of a Meta–stable State
- 5 Quantum Field Theory and the Path Integral
- 6 Decay of the False Vacuum
- 7 Large Orders in Perturbation Theory
- 8 Quantum Electrodynamics in 1+1 Dimensions
- 9 The Polyakov Proof of Confinement
- 10 Monopole Pair Production
- 11 Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
- 12 Instantons, Supersymmetry and Morse Theory
- Appendix A An Aside on O(4)
- Appendix B Asymptotic Analysis
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations , pp. 71 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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