Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Instantons
- 1 Instantons in Quantum Mechanics
- 2 Unstable vacua in Quantum Field Theory
- 3 Large order behavior and Borel summability
- 4 Non-perturbative aspects of Yang–Mills theories
- 5 Instantons and fermions
- Part II Large N
- Appendix A Harmonic analysis on S3
- Appendix B Heat kernel and zeta functions
- Appendix C Effective action for large N sigma models
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
2 - Unstable vacua in Quantum Field Theory
from Part I - Instantons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Instantons
- 1 Instantons in Quantum Mechanics
- 2 Unstable vacua in Quantum Field Theory
- 3 Large order behavior and Borel summability
- 4 Non-perturbative aspects of Yang–Mills theories
- 5 Instantons and fermions
- Part II Large N
- Appendix A Harmonic analysis on S3
- Appendix B Heat kernel and zeta functions
- Appendix C Effective action for large N sigma models
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
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- Instantons and Large NAn Introduction to Non-Perturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory, pp. 62 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015