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This monograph discusses specific examples of selfdual gauge field structures. The author builds a foundation for gauge theory and selfdual vortices by introducing the basic mathematical language of gauge theory and formulating examples of Chern–Simons–Higgs theories (in both abelian and non-abelian settings). Thereafter, the electroweak theory and self-gravitating electroweak strings are examined. The final chapters treat elliptic problems involving Chern–Simmons models, concentration-compactness principles, and Maxwell–Chern–Simons vortices. Many open questions still remain in the field and are examined in this work in connection with Liouville-type equations and systems. The goal of this text is to form an understanding of selfdual solutions arising in a variety of physical contexts.
| Publication Date: | 01 May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Birkhäuser Boston |
| Imprint: | Birkhäuser |
| ISBN-13: | 9780817643102 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Page Count: | 325 |