QCD and Collider Physics - Brossura

Ellis, R. K.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521545897 ISBN 13: 9780521545891

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

One of the triumphs of modern particle physics has been the extent to which Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) has successfully accounted for the strong interaction processes observed at high-energy particle colliders, for example the production of heavy quarks and jets of particles, and the short-distance parton structure of the proton. This book gives a detailed overview of collider physics with special emphasis on the study of QCD. After a general description of the QCD Lagrangian, and the properties of asymptotic freedom and colour confinement which derive from it, the most important applications at high-energy colliders are described in detail. These include the production of jets, heavy quarks, electroweak gauge bosons and Higgs bosons. The various methods of measuring the strong coupling constant are summarised. Many of the theoretical results are calculated from first principles, and the book will be both a textbook and a valuable source of reference material for all particle physicists.

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Descrizione del libro:

A detailed overview of high-energy collider physics emphasising the role of QCD. Topics covered include the QCD Lagrangian, the properties of asymptotic freedom and colour confinement which derive from it, jets, heavy quarks, electroweak gauge bosons, Higgs bosons and methods of measuring the strong coupling constant.

Contenuti:

Preface; 1. Fundamentals of QCD; 2. Asymptotic freedom and confinement; 3. QCD in electron-positron annihilation; 4. Deep inelastic scattering; 5. Parton branching and jet simulation; 6. Jet properties beyond fixed order; 7. Hadroproduction of jets and photons; 8. Electroweak interactions; 9. The production of vector bosons; 10. Heavy quarks; 11. Higgs bosons at high energy colliders; 12. Measurements of the strong coupling constant; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521545897
• ISBN 13: 9780521545891
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 452