Derrick's theorem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo nonlinear field equations
scalar field theory
gptkbp:compatibleWith gauge fields
topological solitons
one spatial dimension
gptkbp:field mathematical physics
classical field theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Derrick's theorem
gptkbp:influenced study of solitons
theory of topological defects
gptkbp:namedAfter G. H. Derrick
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_Mathematical_Physics
Comments on Nonlinear Wave Equations as Models for Elementary Particles
gptkbp:sentence There are no nontrivial, static, finite-energy, localized solutions to certain nonlinear scalar field equations in more than one spatial dimension.
gptkbp:usedIn analysis of stability of field configurations
gptkbp:yearProposed 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irene_B._Derrick
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7