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We present the current status of a non-perturbative lattice calculation of the moments of the pion and kaon distribution amplitudes by the RQCD collaboration. Our investigation is carried out using $N_f=2+1$ dynamical, non-perturbatively…
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We present the current status of our lattice calculation of the electromagnetic form factor of the pion with two flavours of non-perturbatively O(a)-improved Wilson fermions. Using twisted boundary conditions and stochastic sources we…
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