1st Edition

Introduction to Strong Interactions Theory and Applications

By Andrey Grabovsky Copyright 2023
318 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

318 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

318 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This is a problem-oriented introduction to the main ideas, methods, and problems needed to form a basic understanding of the theory of strong interactions. Each section contains solid but concise technical foundations to key concepts of the theory, and the level of rigor is appropriate for readers with a background in physics (rather than mathematics). It begins with a foundational introduction... Read more
1. SU(N) Group. 2. SU(3) Color Gauge Invariance. 3. Functional integration. 4. Gauge fixing and Calculation Rules. 5. Strong Coupling. 6. Effective Action. 7. Renormalization. 8. Scale Anomaly. 9. Adler-Bell-Jakiw Anomaly. 10. Continuous Non-color Symmetries. 11. Collinear Factorization. Deep inelastic scattering. Index.

Biography

Andrey V. Grabovsky is Assistant Professor at the Novosibirsk State University and Researcher at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Russia.