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Quantum Chromodynamics on the Lattice: An Introductory Presentation

By Christof Gattringer , Christian B. Lang (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
3642018491, 9783642018497
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-01850-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4107486 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 788
Edition
1
Pages
343\351
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56
Elementary ParticlesQuantum Field Theory;Numerical and Computational P

Description

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.

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