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An Introduction to Webs

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-02-17 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Webs are sets of Feynman diagrams that contribute to the exponents of scattering amplitudes, in the kinematic limit in which emitted radiation is soft. As such, they have a number of phenomenological and formal applications, and offer tantalising glimpses into the all-order structure of perturbative quantum field theory. This article is based on a series of lectures given to graduate students, and aims to provide a pedagogical introduction to webs. Topics covered include exponentiation in (non-)abelian gauge theories, the web mixing matrix formalism for non-abelian gauge theories, and recent progress on the calculation of web diagrams. Problems are included throughout the text, to aid understanding.

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@article{arxiv.1507.02167,
  title  = {An Introduction to Webs},
  author = {C. D. White},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02167},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Invited lecture notes for Journal of Physics G. Comments welcome. 42 pages, 19 figures

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