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Classical gauge theories are studied for spherically symmetric monopole solutions. The Higgs field is taken in the adjoint representation and in the limit of vanishing self-interaction. The equations of motion can be represented by a Lax pair. Using techniques from group representation theory, explicit solutions are obtained in the case of the principal embedding of the symmetry group SU(2) in the bigger gauge group. The parameters of the solutions can be chosen to give finite fields everywhere, and the large r behaviour of the Higgs field, which determines the symmetry breaking, is discussed. Some low rank groups are studied as examples. Next, some properties of the non-principal SU(2) embeddings and their classification are discussed. These are then used to obtain more solutions, but the problem has not been solved for the most general case.

Bibliography: p. 169-172. / viii, 172 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Uses the tool of lattice regularisation to calculate the 2-point Euclidean Green's function in pure SU (3) Yang-Mills (quenched quantum chromodynamics), in Landau gauge. Adding improved gauge fixing and tree level correction to the improvement program developed by Symanzik [et al.], shows that the gluon propagator can be reliably calculated on lattices coarser than has hitherto been used. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics and Mathematical Physics, 2000?

Bibliography : p. 105-111 / xi, 111 p. : ill ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics and Mathematical Physics, 1992

Bibliography: p. 169-172. / viii, 172 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Uses the tool of lattice regularisation to calculate the 2-point Euclidean Green's function in pure SU (3) Yang-Mills (quenched quantum chromodynamics), in Landau gauge. Adding improved gauge fixing and tree level correction to the improvement program developed by Symanzik [et al.], shows that the gluon propagator can be reliably calculated on lattices coarser than has hitherto been used. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics and Mathematical Physics, 2000?

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics and Mathematical Physics, 2000? / Bibliography: p. 169-172.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1982. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Dr. rer. nat.)--Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-133).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Daniel S. Freed. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI.

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