Parton distributions and lattice-QCD calculations: Toward 3D structure

M Constantinou, A Courtoy, MA Ebert… - Progress in Particle and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The strong force which binds hadrons is described by the theory of quantum
chromodynamics (QCD). Determining the character and manifestations of QCD is one of the …

Parton distributions and lattice QCD calculations: a community white paper

HW Lin, ER Nocera, F Olness, K Orginos, J Rojo… - Progress in Particle and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the framework of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), parton distribution functions (PDFs)
quantify how the momentum and spin of a hadron are divided among its quark and gluon …

QCD and strongly coupled gauge theories: challenges and perspectives

N Brambilla, S Eidelman, P Foka, S Gardner… - The European Physical …, 2014 - Springer
We highlight the progress, current status, and open challenges of QCD-driven physics, in
theory and in experiment. We discuss how the strong interaction is intimately connected to a …

Scalar strange content of the nucleon from lattice QCD

PM Junnarkar, A Walker-Loud - … Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2013 - APS
The scalar strange-quark matrix element of the nucleon is computed with lattice QCD. A
mixed-action scheme is used with domain-wall valence fermions computed on the …

Lattice computation of the nucleon scalar quark contents at the physical point

S Durr, Z Fodor, C Hoelbling, SD Katz, S Krieg… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
We present a QCD calculation of the u, d, and s scalar quark contents of nucleons based on
47 lattice ensembles with N f= 2+ 1 dynamical sea quarks, 5 lattice spacings down to 0.054 …

Direct evaluation of the quark content of nucleons from lattice QCD at the physical point

A Abdel-Rehim, C Alexandrou, M Constantinou… - Physical Review Letters, 2016 - APS
We evaluate the light, strange, and charm scalar content of the nucleon using one lattice
QCD ensemble generated with two degenerate light quarks with mass fixed to their physical …

The spin structure of the nucleon

A Deur, SJ Brodsky… - Reports on Progress in …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the present understanding of the spin structure of protons and neutrons, the
fundamental building blocks of nuclei collectively known as nucleons. The field of nucleon …

Nucleon form factors and moments of generalized parton distributions using<? format?> N f<? format?>=<? format?> 2<? format?>+<? format?> 1<? format?>+< …

C Alexandrou, M Constantinou, S Dinter, V Drach… - Physical Review D …, 2013 - APS
We present results on the axial and the electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon, as well
as on the first moments of the nucleon generalized parton distributions using maximally …

Strangeness and charmness content of the nucleon from overlap fermions<? format?> on 2<? format?>+<? format?> 1-flavor domain-wall fermion configurations

M Gong, A Alexandru, Y Chen, T Doi, SJ Dong… - Physical Review D …, 2013 - APS
We present a calculation of the strangeness and charmness contents⟨ N| s¯ s| N⟩ and⟨ N|
c¯ c| N⟩ of the nucleon from dynamical lattice QCD with 2+ 1 flavors. The calculation is …

Nucleon mass and sigma term from lattice QCD with two light fermion flavors

GS Bali, PC Bruns, S Collins, M Deka, B Gläßle… - Nuclear Physics B, 2013 - Elsevier
We analyze Nf= 2 nucleon mass data with respect to their dependence on the pion mass
down to mπ= 157 MeV and compare it with predictions from covariant baryon chiral …