02364nam 2200445 450 991073433140332120230726160923.01-009-40209-910.1017/9781009402095(CKB)27558712600041(UkCbUP)CR9781009402095(NjHacI)9927558712600041(EXLCZ)992755871260004120230622e20232002 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMethods of contemporary gauge theory /Yuri Makeenko[electronic resource]1st ed.Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2023.1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge monographs on mathematical physicsPreviously issued in print: 2002.9781009402057 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.Gauge fields (Physics)Gauge fields (Physics)530.1435Makeenko Yuri1951-50021StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910734331403321Methods of contemporary gauge theory167442UNINA