Buch, Englisch, Band 100, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 242 mm
From Liquid Crystals to Superfluids, from Non-equilibrium Patterns to Cosmic Strings
Buch, Englisch, Band 100, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 242 mm
Reihe: International Series of Monographs on Physics
ISBN: 978-0-19-850167-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Although natural phenomena can be described by a few simple and symmetric basic laws they exhibit an astounding variety of behaviours. This can be explained by a process known as symmetry breaking, which can cause an ordered state to form with topological defects. The dynamics of further evolution are determined to a large extent by the dynamics of such defects. This book covers the structure and dynamics of vortices in a variety of nonlinear field models with spontaneously broken symmetry. Point vortices or vortex lines can correspond, depending on the physical setting, to quantized vortices in superfluids or superconductors, dislocations in non- equilibrium patterns, rotating spiral waves, disclinations in liquid crystals, singularities in optical fields or strings in relativistic field theories. This book is unique in considering vortices in these different settings, but also emphasizes the analytical methods that allow an understanding of the common theoretical structure underlying defect dynamics.
Although the behaviour of natural phenomena can be explained by a few simple and symmetric basic laws there is an astounding variety of possibilities. These are caused by a process known as symmetry breaking, and vortices are one of the most common manifestations. This book concentrates on the dynamics of vortices in various contexts and gives a unified view of the underlying phenomena.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Akustik, Schwingungsanalyse
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Chemische Kristallographie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
