# Lattice QCD: from Promise to Precision

- Institution: CERN
- Department: Theory Colloquia
- Speaker: Andreas Kronfeld
- Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3015747)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Within the Standard Model of particle physics, quantum chromodynamics (QCD, the theory of the strong force) is unique in several ways. It is a beautiful quantum field theory, consistent at all energies, all temperatures, and all densities. It is rich in emergent phenomena, which is a more challenging kind of beauty when quantitative understanding is needed. By now, however, several "incalculable" QCD properties have been calculated with sub-percent precision, thanks to numerical lattice gauge theory. In this colloquium, I trace this subject's journey from a promising technique to a precise and predictive tool, relied on to interpret experiments in particle physics, nuclear physics, and even astrophysics. .

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## Lectures

1. [Lattice QCD: from Promise to Precision](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3015747/37bf78d2ea02), 1 h 17 min (CERN's player)