Instantons
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Instantons has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Simons Foundation (Jan 2026). Central to the discussion on gauge theories and their relation to confinement.
An instanton is a notion appearing in theoretical and mathematical physics. An instanton is a classical solution to equations of motion with a finite, non-zero action, either in quantum mechanics or in quantum field theory. More precisely, it is a solution to the equations of motion of the classical field theory on a Euclidean spacetime.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on Simons Foundation |
| Field | Physics |
Who talks about Instantons on podcasts?
Instantons came up; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on Simons Foundation.
What is Instantons mentioned alongside?
Instantons is most often mentioned alongside Confinement and Semiclassics.
Affiliated with: Confinement
Affiliated with: Semiclassics