Twistor geometry and gauge fields

Sergeev, A.

doi:10.1090/mosc/277

Twistor geometry and gauge fields
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by A. G. Sergeev
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Trans. Moscow Math. Soc. 2018, 135-175

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/mosc/277

Published electronically: November 29, 2018

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Abstract:

The main topic of this survey article is an exposition of basics of the theory of twistors and of applications of this theory to solving equations of gauge field theory, such as, e.g., Yang–Mills equations, monopole equations, etc.

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