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The thermodynamics of quantum Yang-Mills theory : theory and applications
La 4e de couverture indique : "This book aims to provide advanced students and researchers with the text on a nonperturbative, thermodynamically grounded, and largely analytical approach to four-dimensional Quantum Gauge Theory. The terrestrial, astrophysical, and cosmological applications, mos...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | The thermodynamics of quantum Yang-Mills theory : theory and applications / Ralf Hofmann,... |
| Publié : |
New Jersey, London, Singapore [etc.] :
World Scientific
, cop. 2012 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (XVIII-461 p.) |
| Accès en ligne : |
Sommaire et résumé disponibles sur le site de l'éditeur [consulté le 2012-10-15]
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- PART 1 THEORY:
- 1 The Classical Yang Mills Action:
- 11 Historic Remarks
- 12 The Semisimple Lie Group SU(N) (N >= 2)
- 13 Gauge Connection A and its Field Strength F
- 14 Gauge-Invariant Objects
- 15 Spontaneous Gauge-Symmetry Breaking
- 16 Homotopy Groups: Concept and Use
- 2 The Perturbative Approach at Zero Temperature:
- 21 General Remarks
- 22 Gauge Fixing in the Functional Integration
- 23 One-loop Running of the Gauge Coupling
- 3 Aspects of Finte-Temperature Field Theory:
- 31 Free-Particle Partition Function: Real Scalar Field
- 32 Perturbative Loop Expansion in Thermal Gauge Theory
- 33 Electric Center Symmetry
- 4 Selfdual Field Configurations:
- 41 The BPST Instanton and Multiinstanton
- 42 Sketch of the ADHM-Nahm Construction
- 43 SU(2) Calorons with k = +-
- 44 One-loop Quantum Weights of Calorons
- 5 The Deconfining Phase:
- 51 Deconfining Thermal Ground State
- 52 Free Thermal Quasiparticles
- 53 Effective Radiative Corrections
- 54 Stable, Screened Magnetic Monopoles
- 55 Thermomagnetic Effect
- 6 The Preconfining Phase:
- 61 Condensation of Magnetic Monopole-Antimonopole Pairs
- 62 The Dual Gauge Field
- 63 Abrikosov Nielsen Olesen (ANO) Vortex Lines and Center-Vortex Loops
- 7 The Confining Phase:
- 71 Decay of the Preconfining Ground State
- 72 Nonthermal Pressure
- 73 Evolving Center-Vortex Loops
- PART 2 APPLICATIONS
- 8 The Approach of Thermal Lattice Gauge Theory
- 81 Pressure, Energy Density, and Entropy Density
- 82 Differential versus Integral Method: Thermodynamical Quantities
- 83 Analytical Aspects of Thermal Lattice Gauge Theory
- 9 Black-Body Anomaly:
- 91 Introduction
- 92 The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
- 93 SU(2)CMB and Thermal Photon Propagation
- 94 Determination of Tc
- 95 Laboratory Experiment on Black-Body Anomaly
- 10 Astrophysical and Cosmological Implications of SU(2)CMB:
- 10 1 Cold and Dilute Clouds of Atomic Hydrogen
- 10 2 Large-angle Anomalies of the CMB
- 10 3 Planck-scale Axion and Dark Energy