Overview
- Provides the essentials to be able to give independent contributions to the field of lattice gauge theory
- Defines a "common language" between physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Physics (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
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Table of contents(4 chapters)
About this book
The book has four chapters. The first chapter explains the formulation of quarks and gluons on a Euclidean lattice. The second chapter introduces Monte Carlo methods and details the numerical algorithms to simulate lattice gauge fields. Chapter three explains the mathematical and numerical techniques needed to study quark fields and the computation of quark propagators. The fourth chapter is devoted to the physical observables constructed from lattice fields and explains how to measure them in simulations. The book is aimed at enabling graduate students who are new to the field to carry out explicitly the first steps and prepare them for research in lattice QCD.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Francesco Knechtli
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Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Michael Günther
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School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Michael Peardon
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics
Book Subtitle: Practical Essentials
Authors: Francesco Knechtli, Michael Günther, Michael Peardon
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0999-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0997-0Published: 02 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0999-4Published: 20 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 140
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Physics