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

• Pubblicazione: River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.14/3; 530.143; 539.7
• Soggetto topico: Quantum gravity; Gluons; Quarks; Gauge fields (Physics)
• Altri autori: ZichichiAntonino
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: From quarks and gluons to quantum gravity
• ISBN: 1-281-95604-X; 9786611956042; 981-279-665-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782284903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Subnuclear series ; ; v. 40.