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A Primer on Instanton Physics - A Short Course

  • Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Abstract

These six lectures, delivered at the University of New Brunswick 6-21 October 2026, are an introduction to instantons in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The first four lectures deal solely with particle mechanics, building the necessary background for the last two that cover applications in semi-classical field theory.

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@misc{hoodbhoy2026primer,
  title = {{A Primer on Instanton Physics - A Short Course}},
  author = {Pervez Hoodbhoy},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.38717},
  eprint = {2610.38717},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38717},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.38717
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AB  - These six lectures, delivered at the University of New Brunswick 6-21 October 2026, are an introduction to instantons in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The first four lectures deal solely with particle mechanics, building the necessary background for the last two that cover applications in semi-classical field theory.
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