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Sudakov Factorization and Resummation

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We present a unified derivation of the resummation of Sudakov logarithms, directly from the factorization properties of cross sections in which they occur. We rederive in this manner the well-known exponentiation of leading and nonleading logarithmic enhancements near the edge of phase space for cross sections such as deeply inelastic scattering, which are induced by an electroweak hard scattering. For QCD hard-scattering processes, such as heavy-quark production, we show that the resummation of nonleading logarithms requires in general mixing in the space of the color tensors of the hard scattering. The exponentiation of Sudakov logarithms implies that many weighted cross sections obey particular evolution equations in momentum transfer, which streamline the computation of their Sudakov exponents. We illustrate this method with the resummation of soft-gluon enhancements of the inclusive Drell-Yan cross section, in both DIS and $\overline{{\rm MS}}$ factorization schemes.

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2026 2 2025 1

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Walking Sudakov: From Cusp to Octagon

hep-th · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

In a novel scaling limit on the Coulomb branch of planar N=4 SYM, the Sudakov form factor and four-point amplitude exhibit double-logarithmic behavior governed by a walking anomalous dimension that interpolates between cusp and octagon anomalous dimensions, with proposed all-loop expressions relying

Threshold resummation of rapidity distributions at fixed partonic rapidity

hep-ph · 2026-01-07 · accept · novelty 6.0

A general all-order expression for threshold resummation of rapidity distributions at fixed partonic rapidity is derived for colorless final states, with NNLL coefficients determined from NNLO Drell-Yan results and shown to match a translated SCET result.

A simple introduction to soft resummation

hep-ph · 2025-11-21 · accept · novelty 1.0

A pedagogical derivation of soft (Sudakov) resummation in QCD from infrared factorization and renormalization-group invariance.

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  • Walking Sudakov: From Cusp to Octagon hep-th · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 24 · internal anchor

    In a novel scaling limit on the Coulomb branch of planar N=4 SYM, the Sudakov form factor and four-point amplitude exhibit double-logarithmic behavior governed by a walking anomalous dimension that interpolates between cusp and octagon anomalous dimensions, with proposed all-loop expressions relying

  • Threshold resummation of rapidity distributions at fixed partonic rapidity hep-ph · 2026-01-07 · accept · none · ref 25 · internal anchor

    A general all-order expression for threshold resummation of rapidity distributions at fixed partonic rapidity is derived for colorless final states, with NNLL coefficients determined from NNLO Drell-Yan results and shown to match a translated SCET result.

  • A simple introduction to soft resummation hep-ph · 2025-11-21 · accept · none · ref 8 · internal anchor

    A pedagogical derivation of soft (Sudakov) resummation in QCD from infrared factorization and renormalization-group invariance.