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The Geometry and Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles
Michael Francis Atiyah
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Description for The Geometry and Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 457.
Systems governed by non-linear differential equations are of fundamental importance in all branches of science, but our understanding of them is still extremely limited. In this book a particular system, describing the interaction of magnetic monopoles, is investigated in detail. The use of new geometrical methods produces a reasonably clear picture of the dynamics for slowly moving monopoles. This picture clarifies the important notion of solitons, which has attracted much attention in recent years. The soliton idea bridges the gap between the concepts of "fields" and "particles," and is here explored in a fully three-dimensional context. While the background and ... Read more
Systems governed by non-linear differential equations are of fundamental importance in all branches of science, but our understanding of them is still extremely limited. In this book a particular system, describing the interaction of magnetic monopoles, is investigated in detail. The use of new geometrical methods produces a reasonably clear picture of the dynamics for slowly moving monopoles. This picture clarifies the important notion of solitons, which has attracted much attention in recent years. The soliton idea bridges the gap between the concepts of "fields" and "particles," and is here explored in a fully three-dimensional context. While the background and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691633312
SKU
V9780691633312
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Reviews for The Geometry and Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles
"[This book] should be read by any mathematician who wants to see something of the exciting connections between geometry and the nonlinear systems of mathematical physics."
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society