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Defect Mediated Phase Transitions in Superfluids, Solids, and their Relation to Lattice Gauge Theories

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Abstract

We compare the defects in different physical systems, exhibit their relevant properties for phase transitions, and point out the similarity of the lattice field theories by which their ensembles can be studied.

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  1. Institut für Theorie der Elementarteilchen, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 1000, Berlin 33, Germany

    H. Kleinert

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    G. ’t Hooft

  2. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    A. Jaffe

  3. University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. Lehmann

  4. University of Paris VI, Paris, France

    P. K. Mitter

  5. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    I. M. Singer

  6. Laboratory of Particle Physics, Annecy, France

    R. Stora

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Kleinert, H. (1984). Defect Mediated Phase Transitions in Superfluids, Solids, and their Relation to Lattice Gauge Theories. In: ’t Hooft, G., Jaffe, A., Lehmann, H., Mitter, P.K., Singer, I.M., Stora, R. (eds) Progress in Gauge Field Theory. NATO ASI Series, vol 115. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0280-4_12

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