Dedication

pp vii-viiii

Contents

pp ix-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xvii

Acknowledgments

pp xviii-xviii

Part I - Non-Perturbative Methods In Two-Dimensional Field Theory

pp 1-2

1 - From massless free scalar field to conformal field theories

pp 3-16

2 - Conformal field theory

pp 17-38

3 - Theories invariant under affine current algebras

pp 39-60

4 - Wess–Zumino–Witten model and coset models

pp 61-78

5 - Solitons and two-dimensional integrable models

pp 79-130

6 - Bosonization

pp 131-164

7 - The large N limit of two-dimensional models

pp 165-174

Part II - Two-Dimensional Non-Perturbative Gauge Dynamics

pp 175-176

8 - Gauge theories in two dimensions – basics

pp 177-182

9 - Bosonized gauge theories

pp 183-190

10 - The ‘t Hooft solution of 2d QCD

pp 191-202

11 - Mesonic spectrum from current algebra

pp 203-222

12 - DLCQ and the spectra of QCD with fundamental and adjoint fermions

pp 223-236

13 - The baryonic spectrum of multiflavor QCD2 in the strong coupling limit

pp 237-264

14 - Confinement versus screening

pp 265-278

15 - QCD2, coset models and BRST quantization

pp 279-290

16 - Generalized Yang–Mills theory on a Riemann surface

pp 291-306

Part III - From Two To Four Dimensions

pp 307-308

17 - Conformal invariance in four-dimensional field theories and in QCD

pp 309-328

18 - Integrability in four-dimensional gauge dynamics

pp 329-336

19 - Large N methods in QCD4

pp 337-354

20 - From 2d bosonized baryons to 4d Skyrmions

pp 355-370

21 - From two-dimensional solitons to four-dimensional magnetic monopoles

pp 371-388

22 - Instantons of QCD

pp 389-406