Pomeron Physics and QCD [Paperback]

This book describes the underlying ideas and modern developments of Regge theory, covering phenomenology, theory and experiment.This book gives an account of modern knowledge of Regge Theory and QCD, an active area of high-energy particle-physics research. It records what has been learned in the past and is in danger of being forgotten, what is relevant now, and what is essential for the future. It covers forty years of research and provides a unique insight into the theory and its phenomenological development. The phenomenology is applied to a variety of reactions and compared extensively with experiment. Essential reading for particle physicists. Also suitable as a graduate textbook.This book gives an account of modern knowledge of Regge Theory and QCD, an active area of high-energy particle-physics research. It records what has been learned in the past and is in danger of being forgotten, what is relevant now, and what is essential for the future. It covers forty years of research and provides a unique insight into the theory and its phenomenological development. The phenomenology is applied to a variety of reactions and compared extensively with experiment. Essential reading for particle physicists. Also suitable as a graduate textbook.This volume gives an account of modern knowledge of Regge Theory and QCD, an active area of high-energy particle-physics research. It records what has been learned in the past, what is relevant now, and what is essential for the future. The authors cover forty years of research and provide unique insight into the theory and its phenomenological development. The phenomenology is applied to a variety of reactions and is compared extensively with experiment. This is essential reading for particle physicists and is suitable as a graduate textbook.1. Properties of the S-matrix; 2. Regge poles; 3. Introduction to soft hadronic processes; 4. Duality; 5. Photon-induced processes; 6. QCD: perturbative and nonperturbative; 7. Hard processeslC{