Hadron Structure in Electroweak Precision Measurements

• Main Author: Hall, Nathan L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

This thesis examines the γZ box contribution to the weak charge of the proton. Here, by combining recent parity-violating electron-deuteron scattering data with our current understanding of parton distribution functions, the author shows that one can limit this model dependence. The resulting constr...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Standard Model and beyond
• Precision tests of the SM
• Structure functions
• Adelaide-Jefferson Lab-Manitoba model
• The γZ box corrections
• Electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton
• Quark-hadron duality
• Summary and conclusion.