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Title: Helicity evolution at small x

Abstract

Here, we construct small-x evolution equations which can be used to calculate quark and anti-quark helicity TMDs and PDFs, along with the g1 structure function. These evolution equations resum powers of αs ln2(1/x) in the polarization-dependent evolution along with the powers of αs ln(1/x) in the unpolarized evolution which includes saturation effects. Moreover, the equations are written in an operator form in terms of polarization-dependent Wilson line-like operators. While the equations do not close in general, they become closed and self-contained systems of non-linear equations in the large-Nc and large-Nc & Nf limits. Finally, as a cross-check, in the ladder approximation, our equations map onto the same ladder limit of the infrared evolution equations for the g1 structure function derived previously by Bartels, Ermolaev and Ryskin.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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Research Org.:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1604443
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1295201
Report Number(s):
BNL-112209-2016-JA; BNL-111624-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479; TRN: US2104246
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0004286; SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2016; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Resummation; Perturbative QCD; resummation; perturbative QCD

Citation Formats

Kovchegov, Yuri V., Pitonyak, Daniel, and Sievert, Matthew D. Helicity evolution at small x. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP01(2016)072.
Kovchegov, Yuri V., Pitonyak, Daniel, & Sievert, Matthew D. Helicity evolution at small x. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2016)072
Kovchegov, Yuri V., Pitonyak, Daniel, and Sievert, Matthew D. Wed . "Helicity evolution at small x". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2016)072. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1604443.
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title = {Helicity evolution at small x},
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abstractNote = {Here, we construct small-x evolution equations which can be used to calculate quark and anti-quark helicity TMDs and PDFs, along with the g1 structure function. These evolution equations resum powers of αs ln2(1/x) in the polarization-dependent evolution along with the powers of αs ln(1/x) in the unpolarized evolution which includes saturation effects. Moreover, the equations are written in an operator form in terms of polarization-dependent Wilson line-like operators. While the equations do not close in general, they become closed and self-contained systems of non-linear equations in the large-Nc and large-Nc & Nf limits. Finally, as a cross-check, in the ladder approximation, our equations map onto the same ladder limit of the infrared evolution equations for the g1 structure function derived previously by Bartels, Ermolaev and Ryskin.},
doi = {10.1007/JHEP01(2016)072},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 2016,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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