Speaker
Mr
Robert Moerman
(University of Cape Town)
Description
The Colour Glass Condensate captures QCD in its applications to high energy collider experiments in the spirit of an effective field theory using Wilson-lines and their correlators as the active degrees of freedom. The energy-dependence of these correlators is given by the JIMWLK equation which, when applied to a given correlator, generates an infinite tower of coupled equations referred to as a Balitsky hierarchy.
In this talk, I present a general method for truncating any Balitsky hierarchy in terms of energy-dependent colour structure functions analogous to the parametrization of hadronic cross-sections in terms of hadronic structure functions within the parton model. I also discuss the properties of these colour structure functions which are universal; they are constrained by group theoretic considerations independently of the Balitsky hierarchy being considered.
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
MSc
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Heribert Weigert heribert.weigert@uct.ac.za
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
Yes
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Primary author
Mr
Robert Moerman
(University of Cape Town)
Co-author
Prof.
Heribert Weigert
(University of Cape Town)
