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Photon-photon collision: ambiguity and duality in QCD factorization theorem

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-07-16 v1

Abstract

We discuss duality in ``two-photon''-like processes in the scalar φE3\varphi^3_E model and also in the process γγππ\gamma^*\gamma\to\pi\pi in QCD. Duality implies the equivalence between two distinct nonperturbative mechanisms. These two mechanisms, one involving a twist-3 Generalized Distribution Amplitude, the other employing a leading-twist Transition Distribution Amplitude, are associated with different regimes of factorization. In the kinematical region, where the two mechanisms overlap, duality is observed for the scalar φE3\varphi^3_E model, while in the QCD case the appearance of duality turns out to be sensitive to the particular nonperturbative model applied and can, therefore, be used as a tool for selecting the most appropriate one.

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@article{arxiv.0907.2579,
  title  = {Photon-photon collision: ambiguity and duality in QCD factorization theorem},
  author = {I. V. Anikin and I. O. Cherednikov and N. G. Stefanis and O. V. Teryaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.2579},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, 3 figures. Talk given at Conference PHOTON-09, DESY, Hamburg, May 11-15, 2009

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