Preface |
Gauge Principle in Electrodynamics / Part I: |
Electromagnetic-field action in vacuum / 1.1: |
Gauge invariance / 1.2: |
General solution of Maxwell's equations in vacuum / 1.3: |
Choice of gauge / 1.4: |
Scalar and Vector Fields / Chapter 2: |
System of units h = c = 1 / 2.1: |
Scalarfield action / 2.2: |
Massive vectorfield / 2.3: |
Complex scalarfield / 2.4: |
Degrees of freedom / 2.5: |
Interaction offields with external sources / 2.6: |
Interactingfields. Gauge-invariant interaction in scalar electrodynamics / 2.7: |
Noether's theorem / 2.8: |
Elements of the Theory of Lie Groups and Algebras / Chapter 3: |
Groups / 3.1: |
Lie groups and algebras / 3.2: |
Representations of Lie groups and Lie algebras / 3.3: |
Compact Lie groups and algebras / 3.4: |
Non-Abelian Gauge Fields / Chapter 4: |
Non-Abelian global symmetries / 4.1: |
Non-Abelian gauge invariance and gaugefields: the group SU(2) / 4.2: |
Generalization to other groups / 4.3: |
Field equations / 4.4: |
Cauchy problem and gauge conditions / 4.5: |
Spontaneous Breaking of Global Symmetry / Chapter 5: |
Spontaneous breaking of discrete symmetry / 5.1: |
Spontaneous breaking of global U(1) symmetry. Nambu-Goldstone bosons / 5.2: |
Partial symmetry breaking: the SO(3) model / 5.3: |
General case. Goldstone's theorem / 5.4: |
Higgs Mechanism / Chapter 6: |
Example of an Abelian model / 6.1: |
Non-Abelian case: model with complete breaking of SU(2) symmetry / 6.2: |
Example of partial breaking of gauge symmetry: bosonic sector of standard electroweak theory / 6.3: |
Supplementary Problems for |
The Simplest Topological Solitons / Part II: |
Kink / 7.1: |
Scale transformations and theorems on the absence of solitons / 7.2: |
The vortex / 7.3: |
Soliton in a model of n-field in (2 + 1)-dimensional space-time / 7.4: |
Elements of Homotopy Theory / Chapter 8: |
Homotopy of mappings / 8.1: |
The fundamental group / 8.2: |
Homotopy groups / 8.3: |
Fiber bundles and homotopy groups / 8.4: |
Summary of the results / 8.5: |
Magnetic Monopoles / Chapter 9: |
The soliton in a model with gauge group SU(2) / 9.1: |
Magnetic charge / 9.2: |
Generalization to other models / 9.3: |
The limit mh/mv 0 / 9.4: |
Dyons / 9.5: |
Non-Topological Solitons / Chapter 10: |
Tunneling and Euclidean Classical Solutions in Quantum Mechanics / Chapter 11: |
Decay of a metastable state in quantum mechanics of one variable / 11.1: |
Generalization to the case of many variables / 11.2: |
Tunneling in potentials with classical degeneracy / 11.3: |
Decay of a False Vacuum in Scalar Field Theory / Chapter 12: |
Preliminary considerations / 12.1: |
Decay probability: Euclidean bubble (bounce) / 12.2: |
Thin-wall approximation / 12.3: |
Instantons and Sphalerons in Gauge Theories / Chapter 13: |
Euclidean gauge theories / 13.1: |
Instantons in Yang-Mills theory / 13.2: |
Classical vacua and 0-vacua / 13.3: |
Sphalerons in four-dimensional models with the Higgs mechanism / 13.4: |
Fermions in Background Fields / Part III: |
Free Dirac equation / 14.1: |
Solutions of the free Dirac equation. Dirac sea / 14.2: |
Fermions in background bosonicfields / 14.3: |
Fermionic sector of the Standard Model / 14.4: |
Fermions and Topological External Fields in Two-dimensional Models / Chapter 15: |
Charge fractionalization / 15.1: |
Level crossing and non-conservation of fermion quantum numbers / 15.2: |
Fermions in Background Fields of Solitons and Strings in Four-Dimensional Space-Time / Chapter 16: |
Fermions in a monopole backgroundfield: integer angular momentum and fermion number fractionalization / 16.1: |
Scattering of fermions off a monopole: non-conservation of fermion numbers / 16.2: |
Zero modes in a backgroundfield of a vortex: superconducting strings / 16.3: |
Preface |
Gauge Principle in Electrodynamics / Part I: |
Electromagnetic-field action in vacuum / 1.1: |
Gauge invariance / 1.2: |
General solution of Maxwell's equations in vacuum / 1.3: |
Choice of gauge / 1.4: |