TY  - GEN
AU  - Greensite, Jeff
TI  - Introduction to the confinement problem
SN  - 9783030515621
U1  - 530.1435 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Switzerland
PB  - Springer
KW  - Physics
KW  - Gauge Fields
KW  - Quantum Chromodynamics
KW  - Mathematical Physics
KW  - Quantum Theory
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This book addresses the confinement problem, which quite generally deals with the behavior of non-abelian gauge theories, and the force which is mediated by gauge fields, at large distances. The word "confinement" in the context of hadronic physics originally referred to the fact that quarks and gluons appear to be trapped inside mesons and baryons, from which they cannot escape. There are other, and possibly deeper meanings that can be attached to the term, and these will be explored in this book. Although the confinement problem is far from solved, much is now known about the general features of the confining force, and there are a number of very well motivated theories of confinement which are under active investigation. This volume gives a both pedagogical and concise introduction and overview of the main ideas in this field, their attractive features, and, as appropriate, their shortcomings
ER  -