Overview
- Providing a practical guide to actual calculations
- First introductory book for newcomers to the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 788)
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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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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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“This is a very nice and readable book on lattice gauge theories. It is conceived for non-specialists in the field and is quite self-contained. … It is a modern, updated introduction to lattice gauge theory, very easy to consult and conceived in a modern way. This is an excellent textbook for students or anyone wishing to be introduced to the subject.” (Giuseppe Nardelli, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 k)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantum Chromodynamics on the Lattice
Book Subtitle: An Introductory Presentation
Authors: Christof Gattringer, Christian B. Lang
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01850-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-01849-7Published: 16 October 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26095-7Published: 14 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-01850-3Published: 03 October 2009
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 343
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation