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Parton distributions from lattice QCD

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2010-05-28 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We extract the x dependence of the nonsinglet u-d distribution function in the nucleon from the lowest few moments calculated on the lattice, using an extrapolation formula which ensures the correct behavior in the chiral and heavy quark limits. We discuss the implications for the quark mass dependence of meson masses lying on the J(PC)=1(--) Regge trajectory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0108002,
  title  = {Parton distributions from lattice QCD},
  author = {W. Detmold and W. Melnitchouk and A. W. Thomas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0108002},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

18 pages, 6 figures, minor changes made for publication

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