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Record Nr.

UNINA9910734332503321

Autore

Collins John C (John Clements), <1949->

Titolo

Foundations of perturbative QCD / / John Collins [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2023

ISBN

1-009-40184-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 624 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

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

Disciplina

539.7548

Soggetti

Quantum chromodynamics

Perturbation (Mathematics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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. First published in 2011, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.