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Why Cronin Effect Happens?

I'm looking for explanation on Cronin effect but unfortunately there's no Wikipedia entry or self-contained paper to start from. The statement of this effect is that: "At leading order, multiple ...
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Why there is only $t$-channel for $u+\bar d\rightarrow u+\bar d$ scattering?

I am reading Griffith's textbook on particle physics about the $u+\bar d\rightarrow u+\bar d$ scattering for QCD. On page 285, it says there is only one possible channel ($t$-channel): Why there are ...
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Is forward scattering = no scattering?

What is forward scattering? If it is equivalent to no scattering, then why not call it "no scattering"?
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Some questions about the BCFW reduction

I am trying to give a fast sketch of what the BCFW reduction does and embed within it some questions at the steps which I don't seem to understand clearly. The first bullet point is sort of a very ...
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