Parton Densities in Quantum Chromodynamics : : Gauge invariance, path-dependence and Wilson lines / / Igor Olegovich Cherednikov, Frederik F. Van der Veken.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2017 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Cherednikov, Igor Olegovich,; Van der Veken, Frederik F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2016]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics , 37
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XII, 213 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Particle Number Operators in Quantum Mechanics and in Quantum Field Theory --; 3. Geometry of Quantum Field Theories --; 4. Basics of Wilson Lines in QCD --; 5. Gauge-Invariant Parton Densities --; 6. Simplifying Wilson Line Calculations --; A. Brief Literature Guide --; B. Conventions and Reference Formulae --; C. Integrations --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110430608; 9783110762495; 9783110719543; 9783110645309; 9783110485103; 9783110485080
• ISSN: 2194-3532
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110430608
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Igor Olegovich Cherednikov, Frederik F. Van der Veken.

The purpose of this book is to give a systematic pedagogical exposition of the quantitative analysis of Wilson lines and gauge-invariant correlation functions in quantum chromodynamics. Using techniques from the previous volume (Wilson Lines in Quantum Field Theory, 2014), an ab initio methodology is developed and practical tools for its implementation are presented. Emphasis is put on the implications of gauge invariance and path-dependence properties of transverse-momentum dependent parton density functions. The latter are associated with the QCD factorization approach to semi-inclusive hadronic processes, studied at currently operating and planned experimental facilities. Contents:IntroductionParticle Number Operators in Quantum Mechanics and in Quantum Field TheoryGeometry of Quantum Field TheoriesBasics of Wilson Lines in QCDGauge-Invariant Parton DensitiesSimplifying Wilson Line CalculationsBrief Literature GuideConventions and Reference FormulaeIntegrationsBibliographyIndex