From Quarks and Gluons to Quantum Gravity : Proceedings of the Conference.

CONTENTS -- Mini-Courses on Basics -- Lattice Field Theory and SU(N) Gauge Theories -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lattice calculations -- 3 The physics of SU(N) gauge theories -- 4 Some final remarks -- References -- CHAIRMAN: M. TEPER -- Symmetries and Quasi-Particles in Hot QCD -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Qualitative picture of the transition -- 3 Global symmetries order parameters and the phase transition in QCD -- 4 Canonical Z(N) symmetries in SU(N) gauge theory -- 5 Forces and screening in the plasma -- 6 A quantitative method: perturbation theory and dimensional reduction -- 7 Dimensional reduction at work -- 8 Flux of quasi-particles as seen by spatial Wilson and 't Hooft loops -- 9 Epilogue -- 10 Suggestions for further reading -- References -- CHAIRMAN: C.P. KORTHALS ALTES -- Physics of QCD Instantons -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Instantons and chiral symmetries -- 3 What instantons can do: a brief summary -- 4 Two-point correlation functions: T decays -- 5 Three-point correlators: the pion form-factor -- 6 Instantons at large Nc -- 7 The RHIC puzzles -- 8 Quantum mechanics of the glue in vacuum and high energy collisions -- 9 Acknowledgments -- CHAIRMAN: E. SHURYAK -- Confinement and Duality -- 1 Confinement: an overview -- 2 Confinement of Magnetic Flux -- 3 Duality Sources and Fluxes -- 4 Duality and Confinement -- References -- CHAIRMAN: M. STRASSLER -- Probing Grand Unification Through Neutrino Oscillations Leptogenesis and Proton Decay -- 1 Introduction And An Overview -- 2 MSSM Versus String Unifications: G(224) Versus SO(10) as Effective Symmetries -- 3 Link Between Fermion Masses and Neutrino Oscillations within a G(224)/SO(10) Framework -- 4 Leptogenesis -- 5 Proton Decay: The Hallmark of Grand Unification -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- CHAIRMAN: J. PATI -- Status of Super String Theory.

CHAIRMAN: E. VERLINDE (DISCUSSION I) -- CHAIRMAN: E. VERLINDE (DISCUSSION II) -- Perturbative Quantum Gravity -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DIVERGENCES -- 3. THE WICK ROTATION -- 4. THE SPECULATIVE PART OF QUANTUM GRAVITY -- References -- CHAIRMAN: G. 't HOOFT -- Proton Structure and Its Flavor Decomposition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Deep Inelastic Scattering -- 3. Structure functions and QCD -- 4. Scaling violation in F2 -- 5. x dependence of parton distributions -- 6. Flavor content of the proton -- 7. Constraints from DIS data -- 8. Constraints from hadronic collisions -- 9. Summary of flavor decomposition -- 10. Gluons -- 11. Proton structure -- 12. Future -- References -- CHAIRWOMAN: H. ABRAMOWICZ -- Experimental Highlights -- Selected Highlights from the First Heavy Ion Runs at RHIC -- References -- Highlights from Gran Sasso -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) -- 3. The Search for Cold Dark Matter -- 4. The New Neutrino Physics -- 5. Neutrino masses from cosmology -- 6. An interlude on neutrino masses -- 7. Neutrino masses from double beta decay -- 8. Neutrinos from the Sun and their spectrum -- 9. Solar neutrinos experiments -- 10. Neutrinos from Supernovae -- 11. Laboratory neutrinos. CNGS OPERA and ICARUS -- References -- CHAIRMAN: A. BETTINI -- Experimental Highlights from Super-Kamiokande -- CHAIRMAN: Y. TOTSUKA -- The Fermilab Experimental Physics Program -- CHAIRMAN: R. TSCHIRHART -- Special Sessions for New Talents -- Interpretation of the Search for Neutral Higgs Bosons at OPAL in a CP Violating MSSM Scenario -- 1 Introduction to a CP violating MSSM -- 2 The CP-Violating Benchmark Scenario -- 3 Contributing Search Channels -- 4 Interpretation of the Search Results within the CPX Scenario -- 5 Summary -- References.

Application of the Large-Nc Limit to a Chiral Lagrangian with Resonances -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chiral Perturbation Theory -- 3. Adding Resonances -- 4. Integrating out Resonances -- 5. The Large-Nc limit -- 6. Large-Nc applied to the model -- 7. An Example: L10 -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Towards the Finite Temperature Gluon Propagator in Landau Gauge Yang-Mills Theory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gluon and ghost propagator equations -- 3 Results at zero temperature -- 4 Extension to finite temperature -- 5 The high-temperature limit -- 6 Summary and outlook -- References -- Hermes Measurements of the Nucleon Spin Structure -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Inclusive Spin Asymmetries -- 3. Semi-Inclusive Spin Asymmetries -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Closing Ceremony -- Prizes and Scholarships -- Participants.