Skyrmions A Theory Of Nuclei

Author : Nicholas S Manton
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 322 pages
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Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781800612495

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Skyrmions - A Theory Of Nuclei by Nicholas S Manton Pdf

Skyrmions - A Theory of Nuclei surveys 60 years of research into the brilliant and imaginative idea of Tony Skyrme that atomic nuclei can be modelled as Skyrmions, topologically stable states in an effective quantum field theory of pions. Skyrme theory emerges as a low-energy approximation to the more fundamental theory of quarks and gluons - quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Skyrmions give spatial structure to the protons and neutrons inside nuclei, and capture the interactions of these basic particles, allowing them to partially merge. Skyrme theory also gives a topological explanation for the conservation of baryon number, a fundamental principle of physics.The book summarises the particle and field theory background, then presents Skyrme field theory together with the mathematics needed to understand it. Many beautiful and surprisingly symmetric Skyrmions are described and illustrated in colour. Quantized Skyrmion motion models the momentum, energy and spin of nuclei, and also their isospin, the quantum number distinguishing protons and neutrons. Skyrmion vibrations also need to be quantized, and the book reviews how the complicated energy spectra of several nuclei, including Carbon-12 and Oxygen-16, are accurately modelled by rotational/vibrational states of Skyrmions. A later chapter explores variants of Skyrme theory, incorporating mesons heavier than pions, and extending the basic theory to include particles like kaons that contain strange quarks. The final chapter introduces the Sakai-Sugimoto model, which relates Skyrmions to gauge theory instantons in a higher-dimensional framework inspired by string theory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814467162

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The Multifaceted Skyrmion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerald Edward Brown,Mannque Rho
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814280709

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The Multifaceted Skyrmion by Gerald Edward Brown,Mannque Rho Pdf

1. Skyrmions and nuclei / R.A. Battye, N.S. Manton and P.M. Sutcliffe -- 2. Electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon in chiral soliton models / G. Holzwarth -- 3. Exotic baryon resonances in the Skyrme model / D. Diakonov and V. Petrov -- 4. Heavy-quark skyrmions / N.N. Scoccola -- 5. Skyrmion approach to finite density and temperature / B.-Y. Park and V. Vento -- 6. Half-skyrmion hadronic matter at high density / H.K. Lee and M. Rho -- 7. Superqualitons : baryons in dense QCD / D.K. Hong -- 8. Rotational symmetry breaking in baby skyrme models / M. Karliner and I. Hen -- 9. Spin and isospin : exotic order in quantum hall ferromagnets / S.M. Girvin -- 10. Noncommutative skyrmions in quantum hall systems / Z.F. Ezawa and G. Tsitsishvili -- 11. Skyrmions and merons in bilayer quantum hall system / K. Moon -- 12. Spin and pseudospin textures in quantum hall systems / H.A. Fertig and L. Brey -- 13. Half-skyrmion theory for high-temperature superconductivity / T. Morinari -- 14. Deconfined quantum critical points / T. Senthil [und weitere] -- 15. Skyrmion and string theory / S. Sugimoto -- 16. Holographic baryons / P. Yi -- 17. The Cheshire cat principle from holography / H.B. Nielsen and I. Zahed -- 18. Baryon physics in a five-dimensional model of hadrons / A. Pomarol and A. Wulzer

Author : Alan H. Luther
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483286952

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Advances in Theoretical Physics by Alan H. Luther Pdf

At Copenhagen in June 1988, the 80th Anniversary of the birth of L D Landau, the much respected Soviet physicist and author of the Course on Theoretical Physics, published by Pergamon Press, was celebrated with an International Symposium in his honour. The papers presented at that meeting are published here, providing an overview of recent progress in theoretical physics, covering super-string theories, chaos, high Tc superconductivity and biomolecules.

Author : Rho Mannque,Ma Yong-liang
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813273337

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Effective Field Theories For Nuclei And Compact-star Matter: Chiral Nuclear Dynamics (Cnd-iii) by Rho Mannque,Ma Yong-liang Pdf

Effective field theories have been widely used in nuclear physics. This volume is devoted to exploring the intricate structure of compact-star matter inaccessible directly from QCD. It is principally anchored on hidden symmetries and topology presumed to be encoded in QCD. It differs from standard effective field theory and energy density functional approaches in that it exploits renormalization-group flow in the complex 'vacuum' sliding with density inferred from topology change identified as a manifestation of baryon-quark continuity in dense matter. It makes a variety of predictions that drastically differ from the conventional treatments that could be tested by upcoming terrestrial and astrophysical experiments.This monograph recounts how to go, in one unique field theoretic formalism in terms of hadronic degrees of freedom, from finite nuclei to dense compact-star matter that could be explored in RIB-type machines in nuclear physics as well as in LIGO-type gravity waves in astrophysics.

Author : Mannque Rho,Ismail Zahed
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814704427

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The Multifaceted Skyrmion by Mannque Rho,Ismail Zahed Pdf

' This book presents, in the form of reviews by world''s leading physicists in wide-ranging fields in theoretical physics, the influence and prescience of Skyrme''s daring idea of 1960, originally conceived for nuclear physics, that fermions can arise from bosons via topological solitons, pervasively playing a powerful role in wide-ranging areas of physics, from nuclear/astrophysics, to particle physics, to string theory and to condensed matter physics. The skyrmion description, both from gauge theory and from gauge/gravity duality, offers solutions to some long-standing and extremely difficult problems at high baryonic density, inaccessible by QCD proper. It also offers explanations and makes startling predictions for fascinating new phenomena in condensed matter systems. In both cases, what is at the core is the topology although the phenomena are drastically different, even involving different spacetime dimensions. This second edition has been expanded with addition of new reviews and extensively updated to take into account the latest developments in the field. Contents:Hadrons and Nuclear Matter:Skyrmions and Nuclei (R A Battye, N S Manton and P M Sutcliffe)States of Carbon-12 in the Skyrme Model (P H C Lau and N S Manton)Electromagnetic Form Factors of the Nucleon in Chiral Soliton Models (G Holzwarth)Exotic Baryon Resonances in the Skyrme Model (D Diakonov and V Petrov)Heavy-Quark Skyrmions (N N Scoccola)Pentaquark Candidates P+c(4380) and P+c(4450) within the Soliton Picture of Baryons (N N Scoccola, D O Riska and M Rho)Skyrmion Approach to Finite Density and Temperature (B-Y Park and V Vento)Fractionized Skyrmions in Dense Compact-Star Matter (M Harada, Y-L Ma, H K Lee and M Rho)The Skyrme Model in the BPS Limit (C Adam, C Naya, J Sánchez-Guillén, R Vazquez and A Wereszczyński)Superqualitons: Baryons in Dense QCD (D K Hong)Condensed Matter:Rotational Symmetry Breaking in Baby Skyrme Models (M Karliner and I Hen)Emergent Gauge Fields and Their Nonperturbative Effects in Correlated Electrons (K-S Kim and A Tanaka)Spin and Isospin: Exotic Order in Quantum Hall Ferromanets (S M Girvin)Noncommutative Skyrmions in Quantum Hall Systems (Z F Ezawa and G Tsitsishvili)Meron-Pair Excitations in Bilayer Quantum Hall System (K Moon)Spin and Pseudospin Textures in Quantum Hall Systems (H A Fertig and L Brey)Half-Skyrmion Theory for High-Temperature Superconductivity (T Morinari)Deconfined Quantum Critical Points (T Senthil, A Vishwanath, L Balents, S Sachdev and M P A Fisher)Skyrmions in a Density-Wave State: A Mechanism for Chiral Superconductivity (S Chakravarty and C-H Hsu)String Theory:Skyrmion and String Theory (S Sugimoto)Holographic Baryons (P Yi)The Cheshire Cat Principle from Holography (H B Nielsen and I Zahed)Baryon Physics in a Five-Dimensional Model of Hadrons (A Pomarol and A Wulzer)Holographic Skyrmions (P M Sutcliffe)Holographic Baryons and Instanton Crystal (V Kaplunovsky, D Melnikov and J Sonnenschein) Readership: Research scientists in the fields of condensed matter physics, nuclear and particle physics, and string theory. '

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814475761

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Chiral Nuclear Dynamics II by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maricel Agop,Nicolae Mazilu
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Atomic structure
ISBN : 1620816288

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Skyrmions by Maricel Agop,Nicolae Mazilu Pdf

This book continues the classical Newtonian theory in both its initial spirit and the spirit of general relativity. It throws a bridge between classical Newtonian theory of forces and some contemporary concepts of the atomic, nuclear and particle theories. This book takes the Skyrme theory of nuclear matter mainly from the point of view that it allows the initial analogy between the atomic edifice and the solar system in all details. Especially important is the detail that the atomic nucleus works exactly like the Sun, and they can be described in the same way. Based on this unitary description, the authors go further on, in showing that the Skyrme theory is the only theory naturally suited for the explanation of structure of nuclear matter. Thus it should be actually a classical theory, inasmuch as it simply carries over into microcosmos the very Newtonian theory of forces extracted from the planetary Keplerian synthesis of celestial motions. By this the problem of structure of the nucleus becomes actually a problem of classical physics.

Author : Nicholas Manton,Nicholas Mee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198795933

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The Physical World by Nicholas Manton,Nicholas Mee Pdf

"It is over half a century since The Feynman lectures on physics were published. A new authoritative account of fundamental physics covering all branches of the subject is now well overdue. The physical world has been written to satisfy this need."--Back cover.

Author : Yakov M. Shnir
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108429917

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Topological and Non-Topological Solitons in Scalar Field Theories by Yakov M. Shnir Pdf

An introduction to integrable and non-integrable scalar field models, with topological and non-topological soliton solutions. Focusing on both topological and non-topological solitons, this book brings together discussion of solitary waves and construction of soliton solutions and provides a discussion of solitons using simple model examples.

Author : M. A. Preston
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429961564

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Structure Of The Nucleus by M. A. Preston Pdf

A graduate-level one-volume textbook and reference work on the structure and physics of atomic nuclei. Throughout this book the underlying emphasis is on how a nucleus is constituted through the interaction between the nucleons. The book is structured into three parts: the first part contains a detailed treatment of the two-nucleon force and of basic model-independent nuclear properties the second part discusses the experimental results of nuclear models and their bases in fundamental theory the third part deals in some detail with alpha-decay and fission.

Author : Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme,Gerald Edward Brown
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 9812795928

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Selected Papers, with Commentary, of Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme by Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme,Gerald Edward Brown Pdf

The most important papers of Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme are collected in this volume which also includes commentaries by G. Brown and other articles relating to the life and work of Tony Skryme, R. Dalitz, E. Witten and others. Skyrme's work was brilliant, profound and surprisingly useful. He provided an original solution to the problem of constructing fermions from bosons, formulating the topological soliton model of the nucleon. His two-parameter model of effective interactions in nuclei has yielded a remarkably accurate description of nuclear structure. His α-particle model of nuclei gave deep insights into the structure of important and complicated excited states. This volume is a unique collection of Tony Skyrme's work. It is a must for all physicists in the high energy, nuclear and mathematical physics community.

Author : A. Molinari,R. Ricci
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444597779

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From Nuclei to Stars by A. Molinari,R. Ricci Pdf

Author : Erasmo Ferreira,Vera Lucia Baltar,Jose De Sa Borges,Rui A M S Nazareth
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 462 pages
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Release : 1997-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814546348

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Hadron Physics 96: Topics On The Structure And Interaction Of Hadronic Systems - Proceedings Of The International Workshop by Erasmo Ferreira,Vera Lucia Baltar,Jose De Sa Borges,Rui A M S Nazareth Pdf

The study of QCD in the confinement regime poses some of the most difficult problems of fundamental physics at present. The mechanism of confinement is not yet understood, and it is hard to investigate the properties of the fundamental theory in the determination of the structures and interactions of hadronic systems. As a consequence of these difficulties, the frontier between effective and fundamental theories has been intensively investigated in the last few years, and progress has been achieved in several directions. The 'Hadron Physics' workshop gathered together experts who have been taking the lead in these developments in recent years. Four sets of lectures were presented, providing a pedagogical and updated basis that gives support to research work in frontier problems. This book puts together the main current methods in the study of the properties of hadrons. The perspective of future developments based on different approaches can then be more clearly perceived.

Author : Nigel J. Hitchin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199534920

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The Many Facets of Geometry by Nigel J. Hitchin Pdf

This title celebrates the academic career of Professor Nigel Hitchin - one of the most influential figures in the field of differential and algebraic geometry.