Lattice Gauge Theory - A short Primer
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In this contribution we give an introduction to the foundations and methods of lattice gauge theory. Starting with a brief discussion of the quantum mechanical path integral, we develop the main ingredients of lattice field theory: functional integrals, Euclidean field theory and the space-time discretization of scalar, fermion and gauge fields. Some of the methods used in calculations are reviewed and illustrated by a collection of typical results.
34 pages, LaTeX2e, 20 postscript figures, uses packages epsfig, latexsym, Lectures given at the PSI Zuoz Summer School 2000
34 pages, LaTeX2e, 20 postscript figures, uses packages epsfig, latexsym, Lectures given at the PSI Zuoz Summer School 2000