LEADER 02364nam 2200445 450 001 9910734331403321 005 20230726160923.0 010 $a1-009-40209-9 024 7 $a10.1017/9781009402095 035 $a(CKB)27558712600041 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781009402095 035 $a(NjHacI)9927558712600041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927558712600041 100 $a20230622e20232002 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMethods of contemporary gauge theory /$fYuri Makeenko$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) $cillustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2002. 311 $a9781009402057 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aThis 2002 book introduces the quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, all of which have important contemporary applications. Written as a textbook, it assumes a knowledge of quantum mechanics and elements of perturbation theory, while many relevant concepts are pedagogically introduced at a basic level in the first half of the book. The second half comprehensively covers large-N Yang-Mills theory. The book uses an approach to gauge theories based on path-dependent phase factors known as the Wilson loops, and contains problems with detailed solutions to aid understanding. Suitable for advanced graduate courses in quantum field theory, the book will also be of interest to researchers in high energy theory and condensed matter physics as a survey of recent developments in gauge theory. 410 0$aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics. 606 $aGauge fields (Physics) 615 0$aGauge fields (Physics) 676 $a530.1435 700 $aMakeenko$b Yuri$f1951-$050021 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910734331403321 996 $aMethods of contemporary gauge theory$9167442 997 $aUNINA