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Geometric Scaling from GLAP evolution

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2010-03-25 v2

Abstract

We show that the geometric scaling of the total virtual photon-proton cross section data can be explained using standard linear GLAP perturbative evolution with generic boundary conditions in a wide kinematic region. This allows us to single out the region where geometric scaling may provide evidence for parton saturation.

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@article{arxiv.0802.1878,
  title  = {Geometric Scaling from GLAP evolution},
  author = {Fabrizio Caola and Stefano Forte},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.1878},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Final version, published in Phys. Rev. Letters. References and minor clarifications added. 4 pages, 5 figures, LaTeX with REVTeX

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