| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 538 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Oxford science publications
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International series of monographs on physics ; 115
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International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 115.
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Oxford science publications.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-523) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The development of QCD -- 3. The theory of QCD -- 4. Monte Carlo models -- 5. Experimental set-up -- 6. QCD analyses -- 7. Structure functions and parton distributions -- 8. The strong coupling constant -- 9. Tests of the structure of QCD -- 10. Tests of the gauge structure of QCD: colour factors -- 11. Leading-log QCD -- 12. Differences between quark and gluon jets -- 13. Fragmentation -- 14. Summary -- App. A. Elements of group theory -- App. B. Building blocks of theoretical predictions -- App. C. Dimensional regularization -- App. D. R[subscript [gamma]], R[subscript l] and R[subscript [tau]] for arbitrary colour factors -- App. E. Scaling violations in fragmentation functions -- App. F. Solutions. |
| Summary |
The contributors give a comprehensive presentation of how the theoretical concepts of quantum chromodynamics can be studied experimentally. The concepts discussed are illustrated by means of problems, with solutions provided. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Quantum chromodynamics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Knowles, I. G. (Ian G.), author.
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Schmelling, Michael, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dissertori, Günther. Quantum chromodynamics. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199566419 (OCoLC)310154666 |
| ISBN |
9780191004605 (electronic bk.) |
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019100460X (electronic bk.) |
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0199566410 |
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9780199566419 |
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0198505728 (acid-free paper) |
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