Theoretical High Energy Physics

将研究基本粒子和基本力理论中的各种各样的问题。这项工作将包括研究弦理论、晶格场理论、量子色动力学中的排他过程，以及将场论技术应用于各种其他问题。弦理论是一种很有前途的尝试，它将所有的基本力联系起来并加以描述。点阵理论是一种用点的离散点阵代替空间的连续体来处理复杂系统的尝试。量子色动力学是强核力的主要候选理论，排他过程是导致最终粒子的特定集合的过程。所要做的工作将涵盖当今基本粒子理论的一些前沿领域。

A broad variety of problems in the theory of the elementary particles and the fundamental forces will be studied. The work will include investigations of string theory, lattice field theories, exclusive processes in quantum chromodynamics, and applications of field theoretic techniques to a variety of other problems. String theory is a very promising attempt to relate and describe all the fundamental forces. Lattice theory is an attempt to deal with complex systems by replacing the continuum of space by a discrete lattice of points. Quantum chromodynamics is the leading candidate theory of the strong nuclear force, and exclusive processes are ones leading to a specific collection of final particles. The work to be done will cover a number of the leading thrusts in elementary particle theory today.