Foundations of perturbative QCD / John Collins.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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 e⁻ 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.

The most non-trivial of the established microscopic theories of physics is QCD: the theory of the strong interaction. A critical link between theory and experiment is provided by the methods of perturbative QCD, notably the well-known factorization theorems. Giving an accurate account of the concepts, theorems and their justification, this book is a systematic treatment of perturbative QCD. As well as giving a mathematical treatment, the book relates the concepts to experimental data, giving strong motivations for the methods. It also examines in detail transverse-momentum-dependent parton densities, an increasingly important subject not normally treated in other books. Ideal for graduate students starting their work in high-energy physics, it will also interest experienced researchers wanting a clear account of the subject.