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Expansion at first order ${\cal O}(\alpha_s)$ in counterterms for the QCD vertex renormalization at 1-loop
What is the meaning of the expansion at first order ${\cal O}(\alpha_s)$ in $\delta_2$ and $\delta_3$ at the second step in the last line? These quantities are not "small" - on the contrary,...
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What is mass factorisation?
I know that for some observables in QCD, e.g. inclusive DIS cross sections, one can use factorisation by writing said observable as a convolution of hard scattering coefficients with PDFs. But what is ...