instanton

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:category soliton
topological defect
gptkbp:describes non-perturbative phenomena
gptkbp:dimensions four-dimensional Euclidean space
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_field_theory
mathematical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label instanton
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Alexander_Polyakov
gptkb:Gerard_'t_Hooft
gptkbp:mathematicalObject solution to classical equations of motion in Euclidean spacetime
gptkbp:namedAfter instant (time)
gptkbp:property finite action
localized in spacetime
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkb:Yang-Mills_theory
quantum tunneling
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:string_theory
anomalies in quantum field theory
QCD vacuum structure
supersymmetric theories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_Markovich_Polyakov
gptkb:BPST_instanton
gptkb:Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7