It is to my surprise that the basis of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) has been made firmer and firmer in its applicability in the perturbative as well as nonperturbative regime since the first edition of this book was prepared in 1986. While much theoretical progress has been made in perturbative QCD, the basic structure of its formulation has remained unchanged and so the book is still of value for researchers who wish to learn fundamental items of perturbative QCD.

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Chapter1. Introduction

 1.1. General Survey

 1.2. Quarkscand Color

 1.3. Need for Asymptotic Freedom

 1.4. Notation and Conventions

Chapter 2. Elements of Quantum Chromodynamics

 2.1. Gauge Principle

 2.2. Quantization

 2.3. Feynman Rules

 2.4. Regularization

 2.5. Renormalization

Chapter 3. Renormalization Group Method

 3.1. Renormalization Group

 3.2. Renormalization groupcequations

 3.3. Solution of the Renormalization Group Equations

 3.4. Asymptotic Freedom

Chapter 4. Operator Product Expansion

 4.1. Operator Products

 4.2. Operator-product Expansioncin Perturbation Theory

 4.3. Coeffi ient Functions

Chapter 5. Physical Applications

 5.1. Total Cross Section for e+e-Annihilations

 5.2. Deep Inelastic Lepton-hadron Scatterings

 5.3. Renormalization-scheme Dependence

 5.4. Jets

Chapter 6. Infrared Divergences

 6.1. One-loop Example

 6.2. Proofcof the Soft-photon Cancellation in QED

 6.3.ccGeneralcArgumentscforcInfraredcCancellations

Appendix A: One-loop Contributioncto Superficially Divergent Feynman Amplitudes in QCD

Appendix B: Useful Formulas involving thecSU(N) Generators

Appendix C: Renormalization Constantscin QCD

Appendix D: Feynman Rules

Bibliography

Indexc