WILSON LOOPS

WILSON, K. O.

Confinement of Quarks.

(New York), American Physical Society, 1974. Royal8vo. Bound with the original blue front wrapper in full red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Physical Review" D, Vol. 10, October, 1974. Library stamps to front free end-papers and front wrapper. Otherwise very fine and clean. Pp. 2445-59. [Entire volume: Pp. 2051-2719].

First announcement of "Wilson loops", a crucial element of modern gauge theories that were introduced in an attempt at a nonperturbative formulation of quantum chromodynamics.

Order-nr.: 47049