2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/38562We formulate SU(3) Hamiltonian lattice QCD in terms of the plaquette variables and determine the relevant subspaces of the Hilbert space for the vacuum wave functional and its approximations. We analyze the one- and two-plaquette problems.12 pages, 2 figures, 1 table Contribution to the Proceedings of the "Quantum Monte Carlo" meeting (Trento, Italy, July 3-6, 2001)High Energy Physics - Latticetext