Publication Date:
2024-04-05
Description:
The most non-trivial of the established microscopic theories of physics is quantum chromodynamics, QCD, the theory of the strong interaction. A critical link between theory and experiment is provided by the methods of perturbative QCD, notably the well-known factorization theorems. Giving an accurate account of the concepts, theorems and their justification, this book is a systematic treatment of perturbative QCD. As well as giving a mathematical treatment, the book relates the concepts to experimental data, giving strong motivations for the methods. It also examines in detail transverse-momentum-dependent parton densities, an increasingly important subject not normally treated in other books. Ideal for graduate students starting their work in high-energy physics, it will also interest experienced researchers wanting a clear account of the subject.
Keywords:
QCD
;
Libby–Sterman analysis
;
power counting
;
parton model
;
parton theory
;
factorization
;
subtractions
;
DIS in QCD
;
fragmentation
;
TMD factorization
;
hadron-hadron collisions
;
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Language:
English
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