NSF Org:	PHY Division Of Physics
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Initial Amendment Date:	May 25, 1994
Latest Amendment Date:	September 17, 1997
Award Number:	9322114
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Boris J. Kayser PHY  Division Of Physics MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	May 15, 1994
End Date:	April 30, 1998 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$251,656.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$251,656.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1994 = $89,653.00 FY 1995 = $80,985.00 FY 1996 = $81,018.00
History of Investigator:	H. E. Anthony Duncan (Principal Investigator) tony@dectony.phyast.pitt.edu Raymond Willey (Co-Principal Investigator) Robert Carlitz (Co-Principal Investigator) Ralph Roskies (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Pittsburgh 4200 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15260-0001 (412)624-7400
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Pittsburgh 4200 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15260-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	MKAGLD59JRL1
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	THEORETICAL PHYSICS
Primary Program Source:	app-0194  app-0195  app-0196
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	124500
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

9322114 Duncan A number of theoretical investigations in Quantum Field Theory and specific aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and the Standard Model of Electroweak physics will be carried out. The methods employed will mostly be nonperturbative, including Monte Carlo simulations in lattice QCD, analytic improvement of perturbation theory, and 1/N expansions. The lattice calculations will lead to high-precision first-principle evaluations of decay constants and mass splittings in the B-meson system, of central importance for upcoming studies of B-meson phenomenology in B-factories. Nonperturbative techniques are essential for attacking problems in strongly-coupled field- theories such as QCD. The problems attacked represent fundamental issues of topical interest in Quantum Field Theory and matters of direct phenomenological relevance to current and future generations of particle accelerators. ***

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