Vortices in Nonlinear Fields
From Liquid Crystals to Superfluids, from Non-equilibrium Patterns to Cosmic Strings
Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-850167-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-850167-1 (ISBN)
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.
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 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.
1. Ordered media ; 2. Dissipative motion ; 3. Dislocations in patterns ; 4. Vortices in superfluids ; 5. Motion of line vortices ; 6. Vortices in superconductors ; 7. Non-potential and nonlocal models ; 8. Anisoptopic superfluids ; 9. Relativistic vortices and strings
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.3.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | International Series of Monographs on Physics ; 100 |
| Zusatzinfo | numerous line figures |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 620 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-850167-6 / 0198501676 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-850167-1 / 9780198501671 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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