Published April 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The QCD vacuum

  • 1. Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Netherlands). Inst. Lorentz voor Theoretische Natuurkunde

Description

We review issues involved in understanding the vacuum, long-distance and low-energy structure of non-Abelian gauge theories and QCD. The emphasis will be on the role played by instantons. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
63
Journal Page Range
p. 126-138.
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
15. international symposium on lattice field theory (Lattice-15).
Dates
22-26 Jul 1997.
Place
Edinburgh (United Kingdom).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
29022748
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Progress Report
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; INSTANTONS; INTERACTION RANGE; PROGRESS REPORT; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; RENORMALIZATION; REVIEWS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
DISTANCE; DOCUMENT TYPES; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUASI PARTICLES

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