Probabilistic Methods in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306436024)

Lectures.- Some Stochastic Techniques in Quantization, New Developments in Markov Fields and Quantum Fields.- Random Surfaces: A Non-perturbative Regularization of Strings?.- From Lattice Gauge Theory Towards Gravity.- Geometric Continuum Regularization of Quantum Field Theory.- Quantization = Geometry + Probability.- Simulation of Staggered Fermions by Polymer Algorithms.- All Gauge Orbits and Some Gribov Copies Encompassed by the Gribov Horizon.- Lattice Gauge Theories.- Beyond the Gribov Horizon in the Femto Universe.- The O (N)-symmetric Non-linear ?-model to Three Leading Orders in 1/N.- Simulations of Lattice QCD with Dynamical Fermions.- Stochastic Overrelaxation Algorithms and Critical Slowing down.- Slave Equations for Connected Correlation Functions.- The Monomer-Dimer Algorithm and QCD at Finite Density.- The Theory of Hybrid Stochastic Algorithms.- Numerical Investigation of Four-Dimensional Field Theories.- Quantum Gravity.- Probabilit?, Time and Gravity.- Simplicial Quantum Gravity from Two to Four Dimensions.- BRS Symmetry in Stochastic Quantization of the Gravitational Field.- Solved and Unsolved Problems in the Stochastic Quantization of Gravity.- Brs Symmetry and Supersymmetry in Stochastic Quantization.- Hidden BRST Symmetry and Large N.- On Gauge Invariances in Stochastic Quantization.- Critical Dynamics, Stochastic Quantization and Supersymmetry.- Renormalization in Stochastic Quantization and Supersymmetry.- Random Walks and Random Surfaces.- Random Walk Representation of Propagators for Particles with Spin.- The Critical Behavior of a Nontrivial Random Surface Model.- Random Surfaces with Ising Spins.- The Use of Fourier Acceleration in the Langevin Simulation of Random Surfaces.- Miscellany.- Path Integral Approach to Classical Mechanics.- An Approach to Quantum Field Theory Through Stochastic Equations.- Remarks on the Renormalisation of Fermions Coupled to Gauge Fields in the Zwanziger Gauge.- The Parisi-Wu Method and Quantum Chaos.- Participants.

Author: P. H. Damgaard,NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Proba,North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ISBN-10: 0306436027
ISBN-13: 9780306436024
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 11/30/1990
Pages: 388
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d