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Methods of contemporary gauge theory /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Methods of contemporary gauge theory // Yuri Makeenko.
作者:	Makeenko, Yuri,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Mathematical physics. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535147
ISBN:	9780511535147 (ebook)

Methods of contemporary gauge theory /
Makeenko, Yuri,1951-

Methods of contemporary gauge theory /Yuri Makeenko. - 1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Path Integrals --

This 2002 book introduces the quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, all of which have important contemporary applications. Written as a textbook, it assumes a knowledge of quantum mechanics and elements of perturbation theory, while many relevant concepts are pedagogically introduced at a basic level in the first half of the book. The second half comprehensively covers large-N Yang-Mills theory. The book uses an approach to gauge theories based on path-dependent phase factors known as the Wilson loops, and contains problems with detailed solutions to aid understanding. Suitable for advanced graduate courses in quantum field theory, the book will also be of interest to researchers in high energy theory and condensed matter physics as a survey of recent developments in gauge theory.

ISBN: 9780511535147 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

527831
Mathematical physics.

LC Class. No.: QC793.3.G38 / M35 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 530.14/35

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