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This Review summarizes what is known at present about classical solutions to Yang-Mills theory both in Euclidean and Minkowski space. The quantal meaning of these solutions is also discussed. Solutions in Euclidean space expose multiple vacua and tunnelling of the quantum theory. Those in Minkowski space provide a semi-classical spectrum for a conformal generator.
This work is supported in part through funds provided by ERDA under Contract EY-76-C-02-3069.*000
Material based on lectures presented at: Workshop on Theoretical Problems in Quantum Chromodynamics Crete, Greece, 20–30 June, 1977 Workshop on Solitons Salerno, Italy, 27 June – 23 July, 1977
Banff Summer Institute on Particles and Fields Banff, Canada, 26 August – 3 September, 1977
Mystery of the Soliton Warsaw, Poland, 26–30 September, 1977
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Jackiw, R., Nohl, C., Rebbi, C. (1978). Classical and Semi-Classical Solutions of the Yang-Mills Theory. In: Boal, D.H., Kamal, A.N. (eds) Particles and Fields. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4000-3_8
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