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arxiv: 1902.00587 · v1 · pith:3QI5PIX3new · submitted 2019-02-01 · ✦ hep-lat · hep-ph

Systematic uncertainties in parton distribution functions from lattice QCD simulations at the physical point

Constantia Alexandrou , Krzysztof Cichy , Martha Constantinou , Kyriakos Hadjiyiannakou , Karl Jansen , Aurora Scapellato , Fernanda Steffens This is my paper
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We present a detailed study of the helicity-dependent and helicity-independent collinear parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the nucleon, using the quasi-PDF approach. The lattice QCD computation is performed employing twisted mass fermions with a physical value of the light quark mass. We give a systematic and in-depth account of the salient features entering in the evaluation of quasi-PDFs and their relation to the light-cone PDFs. In particular, we give details for the computation of the matrix elements, including the study of the various sources of systematic uncertainties, such as excited states contamination. In addition, we discuss the non-perturbative renormalization scheme used here and its systematics, effects of truncating the Fourier transform and different matching prescriptions.

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