Resource Letter QCD-1: Quantum chromodynamics

摘要

Quantum chromodynamics u0001QCDu0002 is a remarkably simple,nsuccessful, and rich theory of the strong interactions. Thentheory provides a dynamical basis for the quark-model descriptionnof the hadrons, the strongly interacting particlesnsuch as protons and pions that are accessible for direct laboratorynstudy. Interactions among the quarks are mediated bynvector force particles called gluons, which themselves experiencenstrong interactions. The nuclear force that binds protonsnand neutrons together in atomic nuclei emerges from theninteractions among quarks and gluons.