Sudakov expansion

noun

A logarithmic approximation used to calculate the momentum of a subatomic particle.

Meanings

nounSudakov expansion (plural Sudakov expansions)

plural Sudakov expansions

  1. natural sciencesA logarithmic approximation used to calculate the momentum of a subatomic particle.

    For my purposes, I will need the asymptotic Sudakov expansion of the various quantities, that contains as the leading term a Θ-independent linear logarithm.

    2003, Josip Trampetic, Julius Wess, Particle Physics in the New Millennium, page 2008
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