From the quark parton model to QCD
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2026-06-26 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
The quark parton model grew out of deeply inelastic scattering experiments. The parton model developed into a full theory, quantum chromodynamics, QCD. This article explains some of the physics issues encountered in connecting the parton model and QCD.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2606.27618,
title = {From the quark parton model to QCD},
author = {Davison E. Soper},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.27618},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
37 pages, 8 figures. Submission to Encyclopedia of Nuclear Physics (Elsevier)