Foundations of perturbative QCD / John Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, John C. (John Clements), 1949- author.

Series:

Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology ; 32.

Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum chromodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 624 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most non-trivial of the established microscopic theories of physics is 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.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Why QCD?

3. Basics of QCD

4. Infra-red safety and non-safety

5. Libby-Sterman analysis and power-counting

6. Parton model to parton theory: simple model theories

7. Parton theory: further developments

8. Factorization for DIS, mostly in simple field theories

9. Corrections to the parton model in QCD

10. Factorization and subtractions

11. DIS and related processes in QCD

12. Fragmentation functions: e e⁻ annihilation to hadrons, and SIDIS

13. TMD factorization

14. Inclusive processes in hadron-hadron collisions

15. Introduction to more advanced topics

Appendix A: Notations, conventions, standard mathematical results

Appendix B: Light-front coordinates, rapidity, etc.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21843-8

1-139-63735-5

1-283-34167-0

9786613341679

1-139-10302-4

1-139-10056-4

1-139-09853-5

0-511-97559-7

1-139-09920-5

1-139-10122-6

OCLC:

769342116