2005/05/16 by R. S. Ward, Ward, R. S.
Computer Science · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/0505135
13 pages. Article for Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
arxiv created 2005/05/16 · openalex publication_date 2005/05/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Article for the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, to be published by Elsevier. Covers kinks & breathers, sigma-models & Skyrmions, abelian-Higgs vortices, monopoles, Yang-Mills instantons, and Q-balls.