The pinch technique and its applications to non-Abelian gauge theories /

Non-Abelian gauge theories, such as quantum chromodynamics (QCD) or electroweak theory, are best studied with the aid of Green's functions that are gauge-invariant off-shell, but unlike for the photon in quantum electrodynamics, conventional graphical constructions fail. The pinch technique pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Cornwall, John M. (Author), Papavassiliou, Joannis (Author), Binosi, Daniele (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:	Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology ; 31.
Subjects:	Quantum chromodynamics > Mathematics. Gauge fields (Physics) > Mathematics. Green's functions. Gauge invariance. Non-Abelian groups. Chromodynamique quantique > Mathématiques. Champs de jauge (Physique) > Mathématiques. Fonctions de Green. Invariance de jauge. Groupes non abéliens. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction; 1. The pinch technique at one loop; 2. Advanced pinch technique
still one loop; 3. Pinch technique to all orders; 4. The pinch technique in the Batalin-Vilkovisky framework; 5. The gauge technique; 6. Schwinger-Dyson equations in the pinch technique framework; 7. Non-perturbative gluon mass and quantum solitons; 8. Nexuses, sphalerons, and fractional topological charge; 9. A brief summary of d=3 NAGTs; 10. The pinch technique for electroweak theory; 11. Other applications of the pinch technique; Appendix; Index.