Ebook: Quantum Chromodynamics

The book is a self-contained introduction to perturbative and nonperturbative Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) with worked-out exercises for students of theoretical physics. It will be useful as a reference for research scientists as well. Starting with the hadron spectrum, the reader becomes familiar with the representations of SU(N). Relativistic quantum field theory is recapitulated, and scattering theory is discussed in the framework of scalar quantum electrodynamics. Then the gauge theory of quarks and gluons is introduced. In the more advanced chapters, perturbative and nonperturbative techniques in state-of-the-art QCD are discussed in great detail.
The new third edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to cover all new aspects in Quantum chromodynamics.

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The book is a self-contained introduction to perturbative and nonperturbative Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) with worked-out exercises for students of theoretical physics. It will be useful as a reference for research scientists as well. Starting with the hadron spectrum, the reader becomes familiar with the representations of SU(N). Relativistic quantum field theory is recapitulated, and scattering theory is discussed in the framework of scalar quantum electrodynamics. Then the gauge theory of quarks and gluons is introduced. In the more advanced chapters, perturbative and nonperturbative techniques in state-of-the-art QCD are discussed in great detail.
The new third edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to cover all new aspects in Quantum chromodynamics.

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The book is a self-contained introduction to perturbative and nonperturbative Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) with worked-out exercises for students of theoretical physics. It will be useful as a reference for research scientists as well. Starting with the hadron spectrum, the reader becomes familiar with the representations of SU(N). Relativistic quantum field theory is recapitulated, and scattering theory is discussed in the framework of scalar quantum electrodynamics. Then the gauge theory of quarks and gluons is introduced. In the more advanced chapters, perturbative and nonperturbative techniques in state-of-the-art QCD are discussed in great detail.
The new third edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to cover all new aspects in Quantum chromodynamics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
The Introduction of Quarks....Pages 1-16
Review of Relativistic Field Theory....Pages 17-75
Scattering Reactions and the Internal Structure of Baryons....Pages 77-153
Gauge Theories and Quantum-Chromodynamics....Pages 155-238
Perturbative QCD I: Deep Inelastic Scattering....Pages 239-385
Perturbative QCD II: The Drell-Yan Process and Small-x Physics....Pages 387-439
Nonperturbative QCD....Pages 441-513
Phenomenological Models for Nonperturbative QCD Problems....Pages 515-539
Back Matter....Pages 541-553

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The book is a self-contained introduction to perturbative and nonperturbative Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) with worked-out exercises for students of theoretical physics. It will be useful as a reference for research scientists as well. Starting with the hadron spectrum, the reader becomes familiar with the representations of SU(N). Relativistic quantum field theory is recapitulated, and scattering theory is discussed in the framework of scalar quantum electrodynamics. Then the gauge theory of quarks and gluons is introduced. In the more advanced chapters, perturbative and nonperturbative techniques in state-of-the-art QCD are discussed in great detail.
The new third edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to cover all new aspects in Quantum chromodynamics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
The Introduction of Quarks....Pages 1-16
Review of Relativistic Field Theory....Pages 17-75
Scattering Reactions and the Internal Structure of Baryons....Pages 77-153
Gauge Theories and Quantum-Chromodynamics....Pages 155-238
Perturbative QCD I: Deep Inelastic Scattering....Pages 239-385
Perturbative QCD II: The Drell-Yan Process and Small-x Physics....Pages 387-439
Nonperturbative QCD....Pages 441-513
Phenomenological Models for Nonperturbative QCD Problems....Pages 515-539
Back Matter....Pages 541-553
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