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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450174803321

Autore

Shuryak E. V

Titolo

The QCD vacuum, hadrons and superdense matter [[electronic resource] /] / Edward V. Shuryak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J. ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2004

ISBN

1-281-87710-7

9786611877101

981-256-569-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (637 p.)

Collana

World Scientific lecture notes in physics ; ; v. 71

Disciplina

539.7548

Soggetti

Quantum chromodynamics

Hadrons

Nuclear matter

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-615) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Theoretical Introduction; Chapter 2 Phenomenology of the QCD Vacuum; Chapter 3 Euclidean Theory of Tunneling: From Quantum Mechanics to Gauge Theories; Chapter 4 Instanton Ensemble in QCD; Chapter 5 Lattice QCD; Chapter 6 QCD Correlation Functions; Chapter 7 High Energy Hadronic Collisions; Chapter 8 QCD at Finite Temperatures; Chapter 9 Excited Hadronic Matter in Heavy Ion Collisions; Chapter 10 Early Diagnostics of Hadronic Matter; Chapter 11 QCD at High Density; Chapter 12 A Wider Picture; Appendix A Notations; Appendix B Basic Instanton Formulae

Appendix C A Sample Program for Numerical Simulation of the Euclidean Quantum PathsBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This invaluable book is an extensive set of lecture notes on variousaspects of non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics   thefundamental theory of strong interaction on which nuclear and hadronicphysics is based.The original edition of the book, written in the mid-1980's, had moreof a review style.