QCD as a Theory of Hadrons

This 2004 Book Provides A Pedagogical Introduction To The Perturbative And Non-Perturbative Aspects Of Quantum Chromodynamics (Qcd). The Text Introduces The Basic Theory Of Qcd And Its Historical Development Covering Pre-Qcd Ideas Of Strong Interactions Such As The Quark And Parton Models The Notion Of Colours And The S-Matrix Approach. The Author Then Discusses Gauge Theory Techniques Of Dimensional Regularization And Renormalization Deep Inelastic Scattering And Hard Processes In Hadron Collisions Hadron Jets And E+E Annihilations. Other Topics Include Power Corrections And The Technologies Of The ShifmanVainshteinZakharov Operating Product Expansion. The Final Parts Of The Book Are Devoted To Modern Non-Perturbative Approaches To Qcd And The Phenomenological Aspects Of Qcd Spectral Sum Rules. The Book Will Be A Valuable Reference For Graduate Students And Researchers In High-Energy Particle And Nuclear Physics Both Theoretical And Experimental. This Book Has Been Reissued As An Open Access Publication On Cambridge Core.