Topological Defects and the Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Symmetry Breaking Phase Transitions

Topological defects formed at symmetry-breaking phase transitions play an important role in many different fields of physics. They appear in many condensed-matter systems at low temperature; examples include vortices in superfluid helium-4, a rich variety of defects in helium-3, quantized mag- netic flux tubes in type-II superconductors, and disclination lines and other defects in liquid crystals. In cosmology, unified gauge theories of particle interactions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792362047
• ISBN13: 9780792362043
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"