{"title":"Look how it runs!","authors":"Siegfried Bethke","doi":"10.1142/s0217751x24410057","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Quantum Chromodynamics predicts that the strong coupling strength <span><math altimg=\"eq-00001.gif\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><msub><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow><mrow><mstyle><mtext mathvariant=\"normal\">s</mtext></mstyle></mrow></msub></math></span><span></span> decreases with increasing energy or momentum transfer, and vanishes at asymptotically high energies. The history and the status of experimental tests of asymptotic freedom are summarised in this review.</p>","PeriodicalId":50309,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modern Physics a","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Modern Physics a","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217751x24410057","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PHYSICS, NUCLEAR","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Quantum Chromodynamics predicts that the strong coupling strength decreases with increasing energy or momentum transfer, and vanishes at asymptotically high energies. The history and the status of experimental tests of asymptotic freedom are summarised in this review.
期刊介绍:
Started in 1986, IJMPA has gained international repute as a high-quality scientific journal. It consists of important review articles and original papers covering the latest research developments in Particles and Fields, and selected topics intersecting with Gravitation and Cosmology. The journal also features articles of long-standing value and importance which can be vital to research into new unexplored areas.