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Title

Quantum chromodynamics on the lattice : an introductory presentation / C. Gattringer, C. B. Lang

Author

Gattringer, C. (Christof)

Publication

Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, c2010.

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Additional Authors

Lang, C. B. (Christian B.), 1948-

Description

xv, 343 p. : ill.; 24 cm

Summary

"The lattice formulation is at present the most successful approach to Quantum Chromodynamics - the theory of quarks and gluons. This book is intended for newcomers to the field and presents a clear and easy-to-follow path from the first principles all the way to actual calculations. It focusses on QCD and discusses mainly SU(3) lattice gauge theory, both with and without fermions. Numerical calculations in lattice field theory have now become the most effective approach for obtaining quantitative results, and thus three chapters include sections describing numerical techniques, as used in pure gauge theory, in quenched spectroscopy and in treating dynamical fermions."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Lecture notes in physics ; 788

Uniform Title

• Lecture notes in physics 788.
• Lecture Notes in Physics, 788

Subject

• Quantum chromodynamics
• Physics
• Quantum theory
• Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
• Numerical and Computational Physics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The path integral on the lattice -- QCD on the lattice : a first look -- Pure gauge theory on the lattice -- Numerical simulation of pure gauge theory -- Fermions on the lattice -- Hadron spectroscopy -- Chiral symmetry on the lattice -- Dynamical fermions -- Symanzik improvement and RG actions -- More about lattice fermions -- Hadron structure -- Temperature and chemical potential.

ISBN

• 9783642018497
• 3642018491

LCCN

^^2009934009

OCLC

• 474757752
• SCSB-10005416

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library