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Phases of QCD
Thomas Schaefer
In these lectures we provide an introduction to the phase structure of QCD. We begin with a brief discussion of QCD, the symmetries of QCD, and what we mean by a ``phase of QCD''.…
Instantons and Monte Carlo Methods in Quantum Mechanics
Thomas Schaefer
In these lectures we describe the use of Monte Carlo simulations in understanding the role of tunneling events, instantons, in a quantum mechanical toy model. We study, in particul…
Loops and Power Counting in the High Density Effective Field Theory
Thomas Schaefer
We introduce the high density effective theory of QCD. We discuss, in particular, the problem of developing a consistent power counting scheme.
Comment on "On the Origin of the OZI Rule in QCD", by N. Isgur and H. B. Thacker
T. Schaefer, E. Shuryak
We comment on the recent paper (hep-lat/0005006) by Isgur and Thacker on the origin of the OZI rule in QCD. We show that instantons explain the sign and magnitude of the observed O…
Color superconductivity in dense quark matter
M. Alford
I discuss recent developments in our understanding of the color-superconducting phases of cold, dense quark matter. I describe the phase diagram as a function of density and the st…