Published January 12, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Statistical effect in the parton distribution functions of the nucleon

  • 1. School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)

Description

A new and simple statistical approach is performed to calculate the parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the nucleon in terms of light-front kinematic variables. We do not put in any extra arbitrary parameter or corrected term by hand, which guarantees the stringency of our approach. Analytic expressions of the x-dependent PDFs are obtained in the whole x region [0,1], and some features, especially the low-x rise, are more agreeable with experimental data than those in some previous instant-form statistical models in the infinite-momentum frame (IMF). Discussions on heavy-flavored PDFs are also presented

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.033

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.033;
arXiv
arXiv:0812.3294v1;
PII
S0370-2693(08)01399-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
671
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 30-35
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40050429
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GLUONS; NUCLEONS; QUARKS; STATISTICAL MODELS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.