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A simple model for PDFs and nPDFs

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-10-24 v1

Abstract

We present the main results of our recent papers, where we derived an analytical solution of the QCD evolution equations for parton distribution functions. The valence and non-singlet quark components satisfy the Gross-Llewellyn-Smith and Gottfried sum rules, respectively, while momentum conservation is maintained for the singlet quark and gluon densities. Several phenomenological parameters were extracted from a combined fit to precision data on the proton structure function F2(x,Q2)F_2(x,Q^2) collected by the BCDMS, H1, and ZEUS Collaborations, comprising a total of 933 points from 5 datasets. We proposed a model for nuclear medium modifications of parton densities. The approach is based on a global analysis of available deep inelastic scattering data for different nuclear targets within the rescaling model, incorporating Fermi motion effects. By fitting the rescaling parameters to experimental data on the ratio F2A(x,Q2)/F2D(x,Q2)F_2^A(x,Q^2)/F_2^{D}(x,Q^2) for several nuclear targets AA, we obtained predictions for nuclear parton distribution functions.

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@article{arxiv.2510.20139,
  title  = {A simple model for PDFs and nPDFs},
  author = {A. V. Kotikov and A. V. Lipatov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.20139},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Contribution to the proceedings of the XXVIth International Baldin Seminar on High Energy Physics Problems Relativistic Nuclear Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics, September 15-20, 2025, Dubna, Russia

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