Strong QCD and Hadron Structure

Dear Colleagues,

With the operation, construction, and planning of high-luminosity, high-energy facilities using electromagnetic and hadronic probes, the world has embarked on an ambitious program of experiments to test quantum chromodynamics (QCD) as never before, with measurements relating to hadron elastic and transition form factors, parton distribution functions, generalized parton distributions, transverse momentum-dependent structure functions, etc. It is, therefore, imperative to identify key experiments, refine their goals, and develop phenomenology and theory that can convert precise data into insights that will expose the character of interaction dynamics at the strong QCD frontier, where QCD’s running coupling becomes large. This volume will gather contributions from experts in experiments, phenomenology, and theory that place these goals in a contemporary scientific context and sketch a road map that will lead to their realization, highlighting how science can fully capitalize on modern high-profile investments. At stake is an answer to the question: Is QCD truly a theory? The answer may set the stage for developments that take science far beyond the Standard Model.

Prof. Dr. Zhu-Fang Cui
Prof. Dr. Craig Roberts
Guest Editors

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