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We present the leading-twist quark transverse momentum-dependent parton distribution functions (TMDs) for the spin-1 target, such as the $\rho$-meson, in the light-front framework. Specifically, we predict the TMDs in the light-front…
Light-front wavefunctions obtained from holographic light-front QCD are used to obtain the distributions amplitudes for $K^*$ vector meson. Consequently, alternate predictions for rare B transitions to $K^*$ form factors are presented. In…
We present a systematic study of twist-3 and twist-4 light-cone distribution amplitudes of the K meson in QCD. The structure of SU(3)-breaking corrections is studied in detail. Non-perturbative input parameters are estimated from QCD sum…
Momentum distributions of quarks/gluons inside a light baryon in a hard exclusive process are encoded in the light-cone distribution amplitudes (LCDAs). In this work, we point out that the leading twist LCDAs of a light baryon can be…
We report on the first lattice determination of the pseudoscalar meson $\eta_c$ light-cone distribution amplitude, using a set of three CLS $N_f=2$ ensembles at a pion mass $m_{\pi} \sim 270~\text{MeV}$ and lattice spacings $a \sim…
The most striking feature of quark distribution functions transformed to the longitudinal distance representation is the recognizable separation of small and large longitudinal distances. While the former are responsible for the average…
B-meson light-cone distribution amplitudes are discussed in these lectures in the framework of HQET. The evolution equation for the leading-twist distribution amplitude is derived in one-loop approximation. QCD sum rules for distribution…
In this paper, a study of light-cone distribution amplitudes (LCDAs) for $s$-wave heavy meson are presented in both general and heavy quark frameworks. Within the light-front approach, the leading twist light-cone distribution amplitudes,…
The light-cone distribution amplitude (LCDA) is a fundamental non-perturbative quantity for understanding hadron structure and exclusive scattering processes. We report on our calculation of the pion and kaon LCDAs using the heavy-quark…
Results are presented for the lowest moment of the distribution amplitude for the K-star vector meson. Both longitudinal and transverse moments are investigated. We use two flavours of O(a) improved Wilson fermions, together with a…
We employ a recently proposed form-invariant algebraic model for the quark propagator and the Bethe-Salpeter amplitude of pseudoscalar mesons to study the internal structure of $\eta$ and $\eta'$ mesons. This model facilitates the…
We present the generalized parton distributions (GPDs) for the valence quarks of the pion and the kaon in both momentum space and position space within the basis light-front quantization framework. These GPDs are obtained from the…
We revisit the $\rho$-meson longitudinal leading-twist distribution amplitude (DA) $\phi_{2;\rho}^\|$ by using the QCD sum rules approach within the background field theory. To improve the accuracy of the sum rules for its moments…
We investigate the Wigner distributions for $u$ and $d$ quarks in a light-front quark-diquark model of a proton to unravel the spatial and spin structure. The light-front wave functions are modeled from the soft-wall AdS/QCD prediction. We…
We compute the static-light meson spectrum with N_f = 2 flavours of sea quarks using Wilson twisted mass lattice QCD. We consider five different values for the light quark mass corresponding to 300 MeV < m_PS < 600 MeV and we present…
The masses and widths of the broad scalar D_0^*(2400) and the axial D_1(2430) charmed-light resonances are extracted by simulating the corresponding D Pi and D* Pi scattering on the lattice. The resonance parameters are obtained using a…
We discuss some QCD constraints on light-cone $\pi$ meson wave function $\psi(\k, x)$ . The analysis is based on such general methods as dispersion relations, duality and PCAC. We calculate the asymptotical behavior of the wave function…
We present a new calculation of the first Gegenbauer moment $a_1^K$ of the kaon light-cone distribution amplitude. This moment is determined by the difference between the average momenta of strange and nonstrange valence quarks in the kaon.…
In the paper, we investigate the moments $\langle\xi_{2;a_1}^{\|;n}\rangle$ of the axial-vector $a_1(1260)$-meson distribution amplitude by using the QCD sum rules approach under the background field theory. By considering the vacuum…
After discussing some hints for possible masses of quasiparticles in quark matter on the basis of lattice equation of state, we present pion and kaon transverse spectra obtained by recombining quarks with distributed mass and thermal cut…