{"product_id":"9781108547635","title":"The Theory and Applications of Instanton Calculations","description":"Instantons, or pseudoparticles, are solutions to the equations of motion in classical field theories on a Euclidean spacetime. Instantons are found everywhere in quantum theories as they have many applications in quantum tunnelling. Diverse physical phenomena may be described through quantum tunnelling, for example: the Josephson effect, the decay of meta-stable nuclear states, band formation in tight binding models of crystalline solids, the structure of the gauge theory vacuum, confinement in 2+1 dimensions, and the decay of superheated or supercooled phases. Drawing inspiration from Sidney Coleman's Erice lectures, this volume provides an accessible, detailed introduction to instanton methods, with many applications, making it a valuable resource for graduate students in many areas of physics, from condensed matter, particle and nuclear physics, to string theory.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120521003248,"sku":"9781108547635","price":112.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781108547635_p0.jpg?v=1763691503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781108547635","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}