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First direct lattice-QCD calculation of the x-dependence of the pion parton distribution function

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arxiv 1804.01483 v3 pith:O2OBSKUK submitted 2018-04-04 hep-lat hep-exhep-phnucl-exnucl-th

First direct lattice-QCD calculation of the x-dependence of the pion parton distribution function

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We present the first direct lattice-QCD calculation of the Bjorken-$x$ dependence of the valence quark distribution of the pion. Using large-momentum effective theory (LaMET), we calculate the boosted pion state with long Wilson link operators. After implementing the one-loop matching and meson mass corrections, our result at $m_\pi \approx 310$ MeV is in agreement with those extracted from experimental data as well as from Dyson-Schwinger equation in small $x$ region, but a sizeable discrepancy in the large $x$ region. This discrepancy provides a nice opportunity to systematically study and disentangle the artifacts in the LaMET approach, which will eventually help to discern various existing analyses in the literature.

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