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Deep-dive study

The conceptual foundation for research on proton structure. Five topics, twenty chapters — each a complete mathematical treatment with derivations, scientifically accurate diagrams, and worked examples.

1 Seeing inside the proton — DIS and the parton model The experiment the whole field is built on — from detector kinematics to the parton picture. Open › 2 QCD essentials — asymptotic freedom, factorization, DGLAP The three theorems that turn the parton picture into a precision science. Open › 3 The global-fitting machine — from measurements to PDFs The engineering: parametrizations, sum-rule algebra, FK tables, and the χ² done right. Open › 4 Bayesian inference for PDFs — posterior, evidence, nested sampling The statistical engine of this lab, derived from first principles. Open › 5 Uncertainty methods — Hessian vs replicas vs Bayesian Three philosophies for one question, their equivalence theorem, and their failure modes. Open ›