The Geometry and Dynamics of Magnetic Monopoles

by Nigel Hitchin and Michael Francis Atiyah

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691604118
• ISBN13: 9780691604114
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"