QCD: Challenges for the future

Conference · Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:456340

Burrows, P ^[1]; Dawson, S ^[2]; Orr, L ^[3]; Smith, W H ^[4]

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1. MIT, Cambridge, MA (United States)
2. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
3. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
4. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Despite many experimental verifications of the correctness of our basic understanding of QCD, there remain numerous open questions in strong interaction physics and we focus on the role of future colliders in addressing these questions. We discuss possible advances in the measurement of {alpha}{sub s}, in the study of parton distribution functions, and in the understanding of low x physics at present colliders and potential new facilities. We also touch briefly on the role of spin physics in advancing our understanding of QCD.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 456340
• Report Number(s): BNL-63994; CONF-9606243-41; ON: DE97004070; TRN: 97:012005
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1996 DPF/DPB workshop on new directions for high energy physics, Snowmass, CO (United States), 25 Jun - 12 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: 13 Jan 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
PARTONS
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
PERTURBATION THEORY
PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON-PROTON INTERACTIONS