Publisher's Synopsis
The material in this book covers a specialized area of modern particle physics, namely quantum chromodynamics (QCD). After two decades of theoretical and experimental investigations with particle accelerators, the generally accepted theory of the microscopic basis for the strong interactions of particles has emerged. The new field of jet physics has matured to such an extent that a coherent picture may now be presented. This book provides a critical review of the theoretical ideas, the experimental evidence and their synthesis.
