TY - BOOK ID - 77861854 TI - Methods of contemporary gauge theory PY - 2002 SN - 1107131804 1280415193 9786610415199 1139147544 0511169981 0511064012 0511057687 0511331223 0511535147 0511072473 9780511064012 9780511535147 9781280415197 9780511057687 9780511072475 0521809118 9780521809115 9781107131804 6610415196 9781139147545 9780511169984 9780511331220 9780521022156 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Gauge fields (Physics) KW - Mathematical physics. KW - Physical mathematics KW - Physics KW - Fields, Gauge (Physics) KW - Gage fields (Physics) KW - Gauge theories (Physics) KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Group theory KW - Symmetry (Physics) KW - Mathematics KW - Gauge fields (Physics). UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77861854 AB - 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. ER -