Bayesian extraction of the parton distribution amplitude from the Bethe–Salpeter wave function

Fei Gao, Lei Chang*, Yu xin Liu

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Abstract

We propose a new numerical method to compute the parton distribution amplitude (PDA) from the Euclidean Bethe–Salpeter wave function. The essential step is to extract the weight function in the Nakanishi representation of the Bethe–Salpeter wave function in Euclidean space, which is an ill-posed inversion problem, via the maximum entropy method (MEM). The Nakanishi weight function as well as the corresponding light-front parton distribution amplitude (PDA) can be well determined. We confirm prior work on PDA computations, which was based on different methods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)551-555
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume770
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bethe–Salpeter amplitude
  • Light-front wave function
  • Maximum entropy method
  • Nakanishi representation
  • Parton distribution function

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