https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2007-00375-4
Chiral symmetry and lattice QCD
Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
Corresponding author: degrand@aurinko.colorado.edu
Four lectures about chiral symmetry and dynamical fermions in QCD. 1) Chiral symmetry in continuum QCD with an eye toward lattice simulations. 2) Lattice fermions with exact chiral symmetry: staggered fermions, fermions in five dimensions, chiral fermions in four dimensions. 3) A typical lattice simulation from beginning to end: the simulation algorithm, designing observables to measure some desired quantity, analyzing the data. 4) Recent lattice results relevant to chiral symmetry: a mini-review.
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