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Informationen zum Autor John M. Cornwall's main research interest is non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics, both in four dimensions and in three (with applications to the functional Schrödinger equation and to high temperatures). Many of these results depend heavily on the pinch technique, as described in The Pinch Technique and its Applications to Non-Abelian Gauge Theories. He has also worked fairly recently on the applications of non-Abelian gauge theories to the early universe, in primordial magnetic fields and baryon asymmetry. Earlier work was in dynamical symmetry breaking, the equivalence theorem and effective potentials for gauge theories. He has also worked in space physics, including the aurora and Earth's ring current. Klappentext Non-Abelian gauge theories, such as quantum chromodynamics (QCD) or electroweak theory, are best studied with the aid of Green's functions. The Pinch Technique provides a systematic framework for constructing such Green's functions, and many useful applications. This book is ideal for elementary particle theorists and graduate students. Zusammenfassung Non-Abelian gauge theories! such as quantum chromodynamics (QCD) or electroweak theory! are best studied with the aid of Green's functions. The Pinch Technique provides a systematic framework for constructing such Green's functions! and many useful applications. This book is ideal for elementary particle theorists and graduate students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....
