The Pinch Technique and its Applications to Non-Abelian Gauge Theories

ISBN-13: 9781009402439 / Miękka / 2023

Daniele (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear

Opis

This monograph describes the pinch technique within elementary particle theory; it is now available as an Open Access book.

Spis treści

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.