03701nam 22006375 450 991025462110332120200705071132.03-319-20221-910.1007/978-3-319-20221-1(CKB)3710000000452172(EBL)3567932(SSID)ssj0001534717(PQKBManifestationID)11860398(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001534717(PQKBWorkID)11498114(PQKB)10780790(DE-He213)978-3-319-20221-1(MiAaPQ)EBC3567932(PPN)187690715(EXLCZ)99371000000045217220150724d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHadron Structure in Electroweak Precision Measurements /by Nathan L. Hall1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (127 p.)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Adelaide, Australia.3-319-20220-0 Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- The Standard Model and beyond -- Precision tests of the SM -- Structure functions -- Adelaide-Jefferson Lab-Manitoba model -- The γZ box corrections -- Electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton -- Quark-hadron duality -- Summary and conclusion.This thesis examines the γZ box contribution to the weak charge of the proton. Here, by combining recent parity-violating electron-deuteron scattering data with our current understanding of parton distribution functions, the author shows that one can limit this model dependence. The resulting construction is a robust model of the γγ and γZ structure functions that can also be used to study a variety of low-energy phenomena. Two such cases are discussed in this work, namely, the nucleon’s electromagnetic polarizabilities and quark-hadron duality.          By using phenomenological information to constrain the input structure functions, this important but previously poorly understood radiative correction is determined at the kinematics of the parity-violating experiment, QWEAK, to a degree of precision more than twice that of the previous best estimate.   A detailed investigation into available parametrizations of the electromagnetic and interference cross-sections indicates that earlier analyses suffered from the inability to correctly quantify their model dependence.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Elementary particles (Physics)Quantum field theoryMathematical physicsElementary Particles, Quantum Field Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23029Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19005Elementary particles (Physics).Quantum field theory.Mathematical physics.Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.530Hall Nathan Lauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut805099MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254621103321Hadron Structure in Electroweak Precision Measurements2522526UNINA