Questions tagged [quantum-chromodynamics]
Quantum-ChromoDynamics (QCD) is the quantum field theory believed to describe the strong nuclear force.
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Lattice QCD and string theory
I've heard the claim that some aspects of string theory are used to improve Monte-Carlo simulations of lattice QCD, for example by people working at the LHC.
I know a bit about Monte-Carlo methods in ...
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Polarization of the gluon
I think that, by now, it's understood that the gluon propagator in QCD has a dynamically generated mass. Ok, so my question is the following: where does the extra polarization degree of freedom come ...
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The contribution to mass from the dynamical breaking of chiral symmetry
The claim is often made that the discovery of the Higgs boson will give us information about the origin of mass. However, the bare masses of the up and down quarks are only around 5 MeV, quite a bit ...
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QCD phase diagram in the large N limit
I am sending a couple of questions which seem a bit more specific than others on this site, partially to probe if there is a point in doing so. Not sure what is the range of expertise here, and no way ...
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