Generalized parton distributions (GPDs) are among the most fundamental quantities for describing the internal structure of hadrons. In this work, we present results on isovector GPDs of the proton obtained within lattice Quantum Chromodynamics. We use the quasi-distribution formalism and perform the calculations on an ensemble of Nf=2+1+1 twisted mass fermions, with pion mass Mπ=260~MeV and lattice spacing a≃0.093~fm. Results are presented for unpolarized, helicity, and transversity GPDs at zero and nonzero skewness with controlled statistical uncertainties. Comparisons with their forward limit show qualitative features anticipated from model calculations.
@article{arxiv.2111.03226,
title = {Generalized parton distributions of the proton from lattice QCD},
author = {Constantia Alexandrou and Krzysztof Cichy and Martha Constantinou and Kyriakos Hadjiyiannakou and Karl Jansen and Aurora Scapellato and Fernanda Steffens},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.03226},
year = {2021}
}
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Talk at the 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE 2021), 26th-30th July, 2021, Zoom/Gather@Massachusetts Institute of Technology