Introduction to the theoretical aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics, the theory of strong interactions.
Learning objective
Students that complete the course will be able to understand the fundamentals of QCD, to quantitatively discuss the ultraviolet and infrared behaviour of the theory, to perform simple calculations and to understand modern publications on this research field.
Content
The following topics will be covered: - QCD Lagrangian and gauge invariance - Ultraviolet behaviour of QCD: renormalisation, the beta function, running coupling and asymptotic freedom - Infrared behaviour of QCD: soft and collinear divergences, coherence, jets - Parton Model, factorisation and Deeply Inelastic Scattering - Parton evolution in QCD: the DGLAP equations - QCD at hadron colliders
Literature
Will be provided at the Moodle site for the course.
Prerequisites / Notice
QFT I : A working knowledge of Quantum Field Theory I, at the level of easily performing tree-level computations with Feynman diagrams given the Feynman rules, is assumed.
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course