Large-momentum effective theory

Since the parton model was introduced by Feynman more than 50 years ago, much has been learned about the partonic structure of the proton through a large body of high-energy experimental data and dedicated global fits. However, limited progress has been made in calculating partonic observables such as the parton distribution function (PDFs) from the fundamental theory of strong interactions, quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Recently some advocated for a formalism, large-momentum effective theory (LaMET), through which one can extract parton physics from the properties of the proton traveling at a moderate boost factor such as

γ \sim 2 - 5

. The key observation behind this approach is that Lorentz symmetry allows the standard formalism of partons in terms of light-front operators to be replaced by an equivalent one with large-momentum states and time-independent operators of a universality class. With LaMET, the PDFs, generalized PDFs or generalized parton distributions, transverse-momentum-dependent PDFs, and light-front wave functions can all be extracted in principle from lattice simulations of QCD (or other nonperturbative methods) through standard effective field theory matching and running. Future lattice QCD calculations with exascale computational facilities could help one to understand the experimental data related to the hadronic structure, including those from the upcoming electron-ion colliders dedicated to exploring the partonic landscape of the proton. Here the progress made in the past few years in the development of the LaMET formalism and its applications is reviewed, with an emphasis on a demonstration of its effectiveness from initial lattice QCD simulations.

Note:

75 pages, 23 figures

review
parton: distribution function
model: parton
wave function: light front
symmetry: Lorentz
electron nucleon: colliding beams
quantum chromodynamics
lattice field theory
generalized parton distribution
transverse momentum dependence

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