High Energy Theory Seminar

This talk reviews recent advancements in the study of light-ray operators, highlighting their powerful applications in collider phenomenology. Inherently tied to the soft and collinear dynamics of QCD, these operators offer a robust framework for understanding collider physics. I will begin by introducing energy-energy correlators (EECs) and the connection between collinear factorization and the light-ray operator product expansion (OPE). Next, I will examine soft dynamics, detailing the construction of the BFKL detector and illustrating its role in charge-charge correlators and EEC power corrections. The talk will conclude by demonstrating how collinear and soft dynamics naturally intertwine through DGLAP/BFKL mixing.

The talk is in 469 Lauritsen.

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