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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782284903321

Titolo

From quarks and gluons to quantum gravity [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the International School of Subnuclear Physics / / edited by Antonino Zichichi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2003

ISBN

1-281-95604-X

9786611956042

981-279-665-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Collana

The subnuclear series ; ; v. 40

Altri autori (Persone)

ZichichiAntonino

Disciplina

530.14/3

530.143

539.7

Soggetti

Quantum gravity

Gluons

Quarks

Gauge fields (Physics)

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.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS               ; Mini-Courses on Basics                             ; Lattice Field Theory and SU(N) Gauge Theories                                                    ; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 Lattice calculations                             ; 3 The physics of SU(N) gauge theories                                            ; 4 Some final remarks                           ; References                 ; CHAIRMAN: M. TEPER                         ; Symmetries and Quasi-Particles in Hot QCD                                                ; 1 Introduction

2 Qualitative picture of the transition                                              3 Global symmetries order parameters and the phase transition in QCD                                                                           ; 4 Canonical Z(N) symmetries in SU(N) gauge theory                                                        ; 5 Forces and screening in the plasma                                           ; 6 A quantitative method: perturbation theory and dimensional reduction

7 Dimensional reduction at work                                      8 Flux of quasi-particles as seen by spatial Wilson and 't Hooft loops                                                                             ; 9 Epilogue                 ; 10 Suggestions for further reading                                        



; References                 ; CHAIRMAN: C.P. KORTHALS ALTES                                    ; Physics of QCD Instantons                                ; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 Instantons and chiral symmetries

3 What instantons can do: a brief summary                                                4 Two-point correlation functions: T decays                                                  ; 5 Three-point correlators: the pion form-factor                                                      ; 6 Instantons at large Nc                               ; 7 The RHIC puzzles                         ; 8 Quantum mechanics of the glue in vacuum and high energy collisions                                                                           ; 9 Acknowledgments

CHAIRMAN: E. SHURYAK                           Confinement and Duality                              ; 1 Confinement: an overview                                 ; 2 Confinement of Magnetic Flux                                     ; 3 Duality Sources and Fluxes                                   ; 4 Duality and Confinement                                ; References                 ; CHAIRMAN: M. STRASSLER

Probing Grand Unification Through Neutrino Oscillations Leptogenesis and Proton Decay

Sommario/riassunto

In August/September 2002, a group of 78 physicists from 50 laboratories in 17 countries met in Erice, Italy, to participate in the 40th Course of the International School of Subnuclear Physics. The purpose of the School was to focus attention on the theoretical and phenomenological developments in gauge theories, as well as in all the other sectors of subnuclear physics. Experimental highights from the most relevant sources of new data were presented and discussed, including the latest news on theoretical developments in quantizing the gravitational forces.  This volume constitutes the procee