Foundations of perturbative QCD [electronic resource] / John Collins.
Series: Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology ; 32.2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 624 p.) : illISBN:- 9781139637350
- 1139637355
- Foundations of perturbative quantum chromodynamics

Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-616) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Why QCD? -- 3. Basics of QCD -- 4. Infra-red safety and non-safety -- 5. Libby-Sterman analysis and power-counting -- 6. Parton model to parton theory: simple model theories -- 7. Parton theory: further developments -- 8. Factorization for DIS, mostly in simple field theories -- 9. Corrections to the parton model in QCD -- 10. Factorization and subtractions -- 11. DIS and related processes in QCD -- 12. Fragmentation functions: e(esc)p+(esc)s e(esc)p-(esc)s annihilation to hadrons, and SIDIS -- 13. TMD factorization -- 14. Inclusive processes in hadron-hadron collisions -- 15. Introduction to more advanced topics -- Appendix A: Notations, conventions, standard mathematical results -- Appendix B: Light-front coordinates, rapidity, etc. -- Appendix C: Summary of primary results.