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Effects of threshold resummation for large-$x$ PDF in large momentum effective theory

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Parton distribution functions (PDFs) at large xx are challenging to extract from experimental data, yet they are essential for understanding hadron structure and searching for new physics beyond the Standard Model. Within the framework of the large momentum PzP^z expansion of lattice quasi-PDFs, we investigate large xx PDFs, where the matching coefficient is factorized into the hard kernel, related to the active quark momentum xPzx P^z, and the threshold soft function, associated with the spectator momentum (1x)Pz(1-x) P^z. The renormalization group equation of the soft function enables the resummation of the threshold double logarithms αkln2k(1x)\alpha^{k} \ln^{2k}(1-x), which is crucial for a reliable and controllable calculation of large xx PDFs. Our analysis with pion valence PDFs indicates that perturbative matching breaks down when the spectator momentum (1x)Pz(1-x)P^z approaches ΛQCD\Lambda_{\rm QCD}, but remains valid when both xPzx P^z and (1x)Pz(1-x)P^z are much larger than ΛQCD\Lambda_{\rm QCD}. Additionally, we incorporate leading renormalon resummation within the threshold framework, demonstrating good perturbative convergence in the region where both spectator and active quark momenta are perturbative scales.

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@article{arxiv.2410.12910,
  title  = {Effects of threshold resummation for large-$x$ PDF in large momentum effective theory},
  author = {Xiangdong Ji and Yizhuang Liu and Yushan Su and Rui Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.12910},
  year   = {2025}
}

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57 pages, 8 figures