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Lattice QCD: A Brief Introduction

Harvey B. Meyer

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PhysicsParticle physicsTheoretical physicssymbols.namesakeWilson loopLattice (order)Regularization (physics)Path integral formulationLattice field theorysymbolsLattice QCDQuantum field theoryDirac operator

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A general introduction to lattice QCD is given. The reader is assumed to have some basic familiarity with the path integral representation of quantum field theory. Emphasis is placed on showing that the lattice regularization provides a robust conceptual and computational framework within quantum field theory. The goal is to provide a useful overview, with many references pointing to the following chapters and to freely available lecture series for more in-depth treatments of specifics topics.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08022-2_1