Ebook: Field Theoretical Methods in Particle Physics
- Tags: Physics general
- Series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series 55
- Year: 1980
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The Advanced Study Institute on Field Theoretical Methods in Particle Physics was held at the Universitat Kaiserslautern in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from August 13 to August 24, 1979. Twenty invited lectures and seminar-speakers and 100 other participants attended this Institute. The contributions of most of the lecturers and seminar-speakers are contained in this volume. The revival of field theory in elementary particle physics that started about ten years ago has influenced all branches of elementary particle physics from fundamental research to pure phenomenology. The selection of field theoretical methods in part icle physics appropriate for the Institute is therefore the first task for the organizers. We decided to have constructive problems of gauge field theories and solvable models as two major areas to be covered during the Institute. If one considers the concepts and terminology currently used by pure field theorists, one notices that many of them were introduced and discussed first by pheno menologists in comparing quite elementary models directly with experimental data. For this reason, it seemed worthwhile to re serve considerable time to phenomenological field theory. The Institute was sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization whose funds made the Institute possible. It was co sponsored by the Bundes-Ministerium fur Forschung und Technologie in Bonn and the Landes-Ministerium fUr Kultus in Mainz. The City of Kaiserslautern made the Theodor Zink Museum avail able for a reception. Thanks are due in particular to its director, Dr. Dunkel.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
On the Construction of Quantized Gauge Fields....Pages 1-40
Gauge Fields on a Lattice Selected Topics II....Pages 41-65
Gravitational Instantons, G-Indextheorem and Non-Local Boundary Terms....Pages 67-79
On Nonlocal Charges in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 81-96
Semiclassical Methods in Field Theories....Pages 97-126
Recent Results on the Instanton Approximation....Pages 127-144
Topological Excitations and Quark Confinement....Pages 145-165
Infra-Red Behavior of the Running Coupling Constant in QCD....Pages 167-191
Z(N) Gauge Theories - Phase Transitions and Confinement....Pages 193-234
The Lattice Fermion Problem and Weak Coupling Perturbation Theory....Pages 235-247
Green Functions, Determinants and Induced Actions in Gauge Theories....Pages 249-306
The Bootstrap Program for 1+1 Dimensional Field Theoretic Models with Soliton Behaviour....Pages 307-324
Screening and Confinement in Soluble Models....Pages 325-340
Ising Field Theory....Pages 341-347
String Variables in Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 349-359
Fourdimensional Quaternionic ?-Models....Pages 361-371
Chromodiamagnetism....Pages 373-381
High Energy Behavior of Nonabelian Gauge Theories....Pages 383-424
Verification of Perturbative QCD in e+e?Annihilation....Pages 425-504
Arbitrary Parton Cross-Sections — Unique Asymptotic Freedom Predictions....Pages 505-528
Back Matter....Pages 591-598
Chiral Properties of Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 529-590
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
On the Construction of Quantized Gauge Fields....Pages 1-40
Gauge Fields on a Lattice Selected Topics II....Pages 41-65
Gravitational Instantons, G-Indextheorem and Non-Local Boundary Terms....Pages 67-79
On Nonlocal Charges in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 81-96
Semiclassical Methods in Field Theories....Pages 97-126
Recent Results on the Instanton Approximation....Pages 127-144
Topological Excitations and Quark Confinement....Pages 145-165
Infra-Red Behavior of the Running Coupling Constant in QCD....Pages 167-191
Z(N) Gauge Theories - Phase Transitions and Confinement....Pages 193-234
The Lattice Fermion Problem and Weak Coupling Perturbation Theory....Pages 235-247
Green Functions, Determinants and Induced Actions in Gauge Theories....Pages 249-306
The Bootstrap Program for 1+1 Dimensional Field Theoretic Models with Soliton Behaviour....Pages 307-324
Screening and Confinement in Soluble Models....Pages 325-340
Ising Field Theory....Pages 341-347
String Variables in Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 349-359
Fourdimensional Quaternionic ?-Models....Pages 361-371
Chromodiamagnetism....Pages 373-381
High Energy Behavior of Nonabelian Gauge Theories....Pages 383-424
Verification of Perturbative QCD in e+e?Annihilation....Pages 425-504
Arbitrary Parton Cross-Sections — Unique Asymptotic Freedom Predictions....Pages 505-528
Back Matter....Pages 591-598
Chiral Properties of Quantum Chromodynamics....Pages 529-590
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