New Frontiers in QCD 2026

IR Phase & IR Decoupling: their Meaning & Purposes

Oct 28, 2026, 4:55 PM

30m

Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Hall (YITP, Kyoto University)

(3rd week, Oct. 26-30) Symposium YKIS Symposium

Speaker

Ivan Horvath (University of Kentucky)

Description

I will discuss key aspects of the infrared (IR) phase in QCD and vectorlike gauge theories in general. The phenomenon of IR decoupling, and its uses, will be given a particular attention.