books.google.com - This book provides a thorough introduction to quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, which have important contemporary applications. The book uses a novel approach to gauge...http://books.google.com/books/about/Methods_of_Contemporary_Gauge_Theory.html?id=9W-W2w75ulAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMethods of Contemporary Gauge Theory
Cambridge University Press, Aug 15, 2002 - Science - 417 pages
This book provides a thorough introduction to quantum theory of gauge fields. Emphasis is placed on four non-perturbative methods: path integrals, lattice gauge theories, the 1/N expansion, and reduced matrix models, which have important contemporary applications. The book uses a novel approach to gauge theories based on path-dependent phase factors known as the Wilson loops, and provides comprehensive coverage of large-N Yang-Mills theory. Suitable for advanced graduate courses in quantum field theory, it will also be of interest to researchers in high energy theory and condensed matter physics.
