Published May 27, 1982 | Version v1
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Is the strong-coupling constant small

  • 1. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA)

Description

It is important to examine the strong-coupling parameter Λ in deep-inelastic scattering, since (e.g.) the proton lifetime in grand-unified theories is quite sensitive to Λ. We show that Λ is not as small in μN scattering as previously reported. Furthermore, Λ extracted from F2(x, Q2) is highly correlated with the parameterization of the gluon distribution. Other problems arise from sigmasub(L)/sigmasub(T) assumptions. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
112
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
475-478
ISSN
0370-2693