"At a fundamental level, the interaction of quarks with gluon fields lies at the heart of our understanding of the strong nuclear force. Experimentally, however, we only observe physical hadrons such as protons and pions. This book explores the fascinating physics involved in the path between t...

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Main Author:	Creutz, Michael 1944- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company Pte Limited 2018
Subjects:	Particles (Nuclear physics) / Chirality Quark-gluon interactions Quark confinement Electronic books Quarkconfinement Quark-Gluon-Plasma Chirale Symmetrie
Online Access:	UBY01 Volltext
Summary:	"At a fundamental level, the interaction of quarks with gluon fields lies at the heart of our understanding of the strong nuclear force. Experimentally, however, we only observe physical hadrons such as protons and pions. This book explores the fascinating physics involved in the path between these contrasting pictures of the world. Along the way, the book discusses symmetries, which play a crucial role in understanding the parameters of the theory, and details of the spectrum of physical particles. This would be the first book to elaborate on the detailed connections between confinement and chiral symmetry, with an emphasis on a unified treatment of the non-perturbative nature of these phenomena. As such, it should be a valuable title on any particle theorist's bookshelf, containing extensive pedagogical material for scientists at the graduate level and above."--Publisher's website
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index QCD -- Perturbation theory is not enough -- Lessons from two dimensions -- The two dimensional Ising model -- Path integrals and statistical mechanics -- Quark fields and Grassmann integration -- Lattice gauge theory -- Monte Carlo simulation -- Renormalization and the continuum limit -- Classical gauge fields and topology -- Zero modes and the Dirac operator -- Chiral symmetry -- The chiral anomaly -- Massive quarks and the theta parameter -- Quark masses in two-flavor QCD -- Lattice fermions -- Actions preserving chiral symmetry -- Quantum fluctuations and topology -- The Standard Model -- Final remarks
Physical Description:	1 online resource (216 pages) illustrations (some color)
ISBN:	9789813229242 9789813229259