402-0886-00L QCD and Scattering Amplitudes
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | A. Gehrmann-De Ridder |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Special Students UZH must book the module PHY564 directly at UZH. |
| Abstract | The course presents the quantum field theory of the strong interaction (quantum chromodynamics, QCD) and discusses its applications to particle physics observables. | |||||||||
| Learning objective | The course aims to familiarize the students with the concepts and applications of QCD and to introduce them to modern techniques for computations in QCD. | |||||||||
| Content | Content: * Review of non-Abelian gauge theories * Renormalization of QCD and running coupling constant * Jet observables in e^+e^- annihilation * QCD at lepton-proton colliders * Multiparticle production * Spinor-helicity formalism * Perturbation theory techniques: loops and phase space | |||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The course assumes prior knowledge of the content of the quantum field theory 1+2 lectures. | |||||||||
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