Strongly-coupled quantum field theories, especially qantum chromodynamics; Lattice field theory simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I aim to understand strongly coupled quantum field theories, quantum chromodynamics (QCD) in particular. QCD is the theory of the nuclear and sub-nuclear strong force, the force that binds protons and neutrons to form nuclei and at a deeper level, the force that binds quarks to form neutrons and protons. Although the theory can be stated very compactly and elegantly, its solution has eluded physicists for decades. This is perhaps not surprising as QCD can be thought of as a theory of 104 complex-valued quantum variables at each point in space. One of the most promising approaches for studying QCD is Monte-Carlo simulation of the field theory on a space-time lattice. I use this technique to study nuclear forces, colour-flux-tube breaking and other problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","department":[],"research-area":[13],"un-goal":[],"research-method":[30,29],"graduate-program-membership":[40],"graduate-program-physics":[72],"admin-faculty-title-department":[],"program":[],"class_list":["post-1042","faculty","type-faculty","status-publish","hentry","research-area-hep","research-method-computational","research-method-theoretical","graduate-program-membership-physics-gp","graduate-program-physics-grad-program-emeritus-member"],"yoast_head":"\n