Fifty Years of Mathematical Physics: Selected Works of Ludwig Faddeev (World Scientific Series in 21st Century Mathematics): 2 - Softcover

Molin Ge; Antti J Niemi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9813109335 ISBN 13: 9789813109339

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2016

Synopsis

This unique volume summarizes with a historical perspective several of the major scientific achievements of Ludwig Faddeev, with a foreword by Nobel Laureate C N Yang. The volume that spans over fifty years of Faddeev's career begins where he started his own scientific research, in the subject of scattering theory and the three-body problem. It then continues to describe Faddeev's contributions to automorphic functions, followed by an extensive account of his many fundamental contributions to quantum field theory including his original article on ghosts with Popov. Faddeev's contributions to soliton theory and integrable models are then described, followed by a survey of his work on quantum groups. The final scientific section is devoted to Faddeev's contemporary research including articles on his long-term interest in constructing knotted solitons and understanding confinement. The volume concludes with his personal view on science and mathematical physics in particular.

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Review

Faddeev's selected papers give ample evidence of his contributions at the forefront of physics and mathematics. The breadth, vigor and beauty of Ludwig's permanent accomplishments fully justifies calling him the 'Beethoven of mathematical physics. --Roman W Jackiw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

It is excellent. --Nobel Laureate C N Yang

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813109335
• ISBN 13: 9789813109339
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 596