Applications of Perturbative QCD
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Author Description
About the Author David Pines is research professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has made pioneering contributions to an understanding of many-body problems in condensed matter and nuclear physics, and to theoretical astrophysics. Editor of Perseus' Frontiers in Physics series and former editor of American Physical Society's Reviews of Modern Physics, Dr. Pines is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, a foreign member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Pines has received a number of awards, including the Eugene Feenberg Memorial Medal for Contributions to Many-Body Theory; the P.A.M. Dirac Silver Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics; and the Friemann Prize in Condensed Matter Physics.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the practical application of perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to high-energy particle physics processes. Richard D. Field, a physicist with extensive experience in the field of elementary particle interactions, provides a systematic framework for calculating cross-sections and analyzing experimental data. The book utilizes the mathematical formalism of gauge theories to bridge the gap between theoretical predictions and the results observed in particle accelerators. It serves as a technical guide for researchers and graduate students navigating the complexities of strong interaction physics.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Mathematical derivations of perturbative QCD cross-sections
- Analysis of jet production and parton distribution functions
- Application of renormalization group equations to high-energy scattering
- Case studies involving experimental data from lepton-hadron and hadron-hadron collisions
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational text for understanding the application of QCD in experimental particle physics. Readers frequently note the high level of mathematical density and the technical rigor required to fully engage with the provided derivations.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
1995-04-19
Publisher:
CRC Press
ISBN-10:
0201483629
ISBN-13:
9780201483628
Science
textbook
Quantum Chromodynamics
Physics
Theoretical Physics
