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arxiv: 1208.2998 · v2 · pith:FLP65CWNnew · submitted 2012-08-15 · ✦ hep-ph · nucl-th

Higher Twist in Electroproduction: Flavor Non-Singlet QCD Evolution

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keywords twist-4flavormatrixleadingmomentresultsanomalousdimension
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We present results for the one loop anomalous dimension matrix of flavor non-singlet twist-4 operators of lowest spin that contribute to the leading moment of the $F_2$ structure function in deep inelastic electron-nucleon scattering. We analyze the flavor structure of the anomalous dimension matrix and decompose the leading moment of $F_2$ into separate flavor channels. In addition to building on previous work with higher-twist operators, these results can provide a benchmark for future work that generalizes to include the higher moments as well. We include non-perturbative input from the lattice and phenomenological estimates of the twist-4 matrix elements and estimate the twist-4 contributions to the leading moment of $F_2$. The results suggest that the overall twist-4 contribution may be suppressed due to either cancellations among the twist-4 terms or inherently small twist-4 matrix elements.

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