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Quantum chromodynamics
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- Book Synopsis
- This book provides an introduction to Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions. It covers in full detail both the theoretical foundations and the experimental tests of the theory. Although the experimental chapters focus on recent measurements, the subject is placed into historical perspective by also summarizing the steps which led to the formulation of QCD. Measurements are discussed as they were performed by the LEP experiments at CERN, or at hadron-hadron and lepton-hadron colliders such as the TEVATRON at Fermilab and HERA at DESY. Emphasis is placed on high energy tests of QCD, such as measurements of the strong coupling constant, investigations of the non-abelian structure of the underlying gauge group, determinations of nucleon structure functions, and studies of the non-perturbative hadronization process. This excellent text gives a detailed overview of how QCD developed in the 20th century and where we stand with respect to a quantitative understanding after the turn of the millenium. The text is intended for graduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers, and includes numerous problems and solutions.
- About The Author
- Professor Günther Dissertori CERN EP Division CH-1211 Geneva Switzerland [email protected]; Dr Ian Garfield Knowles 5/2 Old Fishmarket Close Edinburgh EH1 1RW Scotland [email protected]; ** Main contact: Dr Michael Schmelling MPI für Kernphysik Postfach 103980 D-69029 Heidelberg Germany [email protected] +49 6221 516511 phone
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780198505723
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, (06 February 2003)
- Number of Pages
- 538
- Weight
- 941 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 242 x 154 x 32.9 mm
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