Lattice gauge theories and Monte Carlo algorithms
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Gauge Theories and Monte Carlo Algorithms
Lattice gauge theory has become the primary tool for non-perturbative calculations in quantum field_ theory. These lectures review some of the foundations of this subject. The first lecture reviews the basic definition of the theory in terms of invariant integrals over group elements on lattice bonds. The lattice represents an ultravioieg cutoff, and renormaliza~on group arguments show how the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0920-5632
DOI: 10.1016/0920-5632(89)90061-3