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Birdtracks for SU(N)

Mathematical Physics 2019-07-02 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

I gently introduce the diagrammatic birdtrack notation, first for vector algebra and then for permutations. After moving on to general tensors I review some recent results on Hermitian Young operators, gluon projectors, and multiplet bases for SU(N) color space.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1707.07280,
  title  = {Birdtracks for SU(N)},
  author = {Stefan Keppeler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.07280},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

Lecture notes for the QCD Master Class 2017, https://indico.cern.ch/event/547800/, 18-24 June 2017, Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, France; introduction added, minor corrections

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