arxiv: 2604.24629 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-27 · ✦ hep-ph · nucl-th

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On the Two R-Factors in the Small-x Shockwave Formalism

Yuri V. Kovchegov , M. Gabriel Santiago , Huachen Sun

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The two R-factors in small-x phenomenology can be eliminated by replacing the rapidity argument of the dipole amplitude with the logarithm of the minimum of 1 over x and 1 over skewness, while incorporating the real part through refined初始条件

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The paper shows that the effects of non-zero skewness in the longitudinal momentum transfer, currently corrected by one R-factor, are instead captured by setting the rapidity Y in the eikonal dipole amplitude N and the odderon amplitude O to the logarithm of the minimum of 1 over x and 1 over the absolute value of skewness. The real part of the scattering amplitude, handled by another R-factor, is incorporated through a more careful choice of the initial condition for the non-linear evolution equation, which is written in integral form rather than differential. This prescription applies directly to calculations of elastic scattering cross sections, generalized parton distributions, and generalized transverse momentum dependent distributions at small x with small but non-zero skewness. If correct, these changes allow for a more consistent theoretical treatment without relying on separate phenomenological factors.

Core claim

In the small-x shockwave formalism, the R-factors accounting for non-zero skewness ξ and the real part of the amplitude are replaced by two developments: replacing the rapidity argument Y = ln(1/x) with Y = ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|} for both the eikonal dipole amplitude N and the odderon amplitude O, and augmenting the initial conditions for the non-linear evolution to include the real part, with the evolution written in an integral form. This allows direct computation of the effects in elastic cross sections and GPDs without the R-factors.

What carries the argument

The modified rapidity argument Y = ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|} applied to the dipole amplitudes N and O, together with the integral form of the non-linear small-x evolution equation with refined initial conditions that capture the imaginary part of N.

If this is right

Elastic scattering cross sections at small x can be calculated without the skewness R-factor by using the min prescription in the rapidity.
Generalized Parton Distributions and Generalized TMDs at small x and non-zero ξ follow from the same modified dipole amplitudes.
The real part of the amplitude is obtained from the evolution starting with appropriate initial conditions, connected to the signature factor.
The odd-signature odderon amplitude can similarly have its imaginary part constructed.
Future phenomenological implementations can avoid both R-factors using these prescriptions.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

This approach may improve consistency in modeling exclusive processes at facilities like the Electron-Ion Collider by reducing reliance on ad-hoc corrections.
Validation could come from comparing to data on vector meson production where skewness effects are measurable.
The prescription suggests that the standard dipole evolution can be extended to handle longitudinal momentum transfer more naturally.
Similar modifications might apply to other small-x observables involving skewness.

Load-bearing premise

That changing the rapidity argument to the minimum of 1/x and 1/ξ along with modified initial conditions is sufficient to fully account for non-zero skewness and real parts in all relevant small-x kinematics.

What would settle it

Measurement of the ratio of real to imaginary parts of the scattering amplitude in exclusive processes at small x, or comparison of predicted cross sections with and without the R-factors against experimental data on diffractive production.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.24629 by Huachen Sun, M. Gabriel Santiago, Yuri V. Kovchegov.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: FIG. 1: Eikonal diagrams contributing to the unpolarized quark GTMD at small- view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: FIG. 2: A diagram illustrating one step of longitudinally non-forward small- view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: FIG. 3: Example of a ladder diagram which enters the leading logarithmic small- view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: FIG. 4: A non-ladder gluon cascade in the non-forward elastic scattering case. The rectangle represents the shock view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: FIG. 5: Dipole-target scattering diagrams related by the view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: FIG. 6: High-energy scattering of a gluon generated by small- view at source ↗

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: FIG. 7: Double scattering of a gluon in a target nucleus. view at source ↗

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: FIG. 8: One-gluon exchange diagrams for a quark scattering on a quark at high energy. view at source ↗

**Figure 9.** Figure 9: FIG. 9: Imaginary part of a two-gluon exchange scattering amplitude for a quark scattering on another quark. view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: FIG. 10: Diagrammatic representation of the odderon exchange at the lowest 3-gluon order. view at source ↗

**Figure 11.** Figure 11: FIG. 11: Cut diagrams of the odderon exchange at the lowest 3-gluon order. view at source ↗

**Figure 12.** Figure 12: FIG. 12: Diagrams with the cuts that go through one of the gluons. These diagrams give an overall sub-eikonal view at source ↗

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There are two $R$-factors frequently used in the phenomenology of exclusive processes at small values of the Bjorken $x$ variable. One $R$-factor takes into account the effects of non-zero longitudinal momentum transfer, which is assumed to be zero in the dipole scattering amplitude. Another $R$-factor accounts for the real part of the elastic scattering amplitude which is often neglected, with the standard dipole scattering amplitude giving only the imaginary part of the elastic amplitude. In this work we present two new theoretical developments aimed at eliminating the need for the two $R$-factors. We argue that the $R$-factors can be replaced by (i) modifying the argument of the dipole scattering amplitude and by (ii) augmenting the initial conditions for its non-linear small-$x$ evolution. Specifically, we show that to account for the effects of non-zero skewness $\xi$, one has to replace the rapidity argument $Y = \ln (1/x)$ of the eikonal dipole amplitude $N$ and the odderon dipole amplitude $\cal O$ by $Y = \ln \min \left\{ 1/|x|, 1/|\xi|\right\}$. The prescription applies to the elastic scattering cross sections, as well as for calculations of the Generalized Parton Distributions and Generalized Transverse Momentum Dependent parton distributions at small $x$ and at small but non-zero skewness $\xi$. We also show that the real part of the scattering amplitude, proportional to Im~$N$, which is intimately connected to the signature factor of the amplitude, can be accounted for by a more careful evaluation of the initial condition for the evolution and by writing the non-linear evolution equation in an integral form. One can similarly construct Im~$\cal O$ for the odd-signature odderon amplitude. We hope that future implementation of our prescriptions presented here will eliminate the need for both phenomenological $R$-factors.

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This paper offers a concrete way to drop both R-factors by using Y = ln min{1/|x|,1/|ξ|} for the dipole amplitudes and an integral-form evolution with adjusted initial conditions for the real part.

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The central point is that Kovchegov, Santiago, and Sun replace the two common R-factors with changes that come out of the shockwave formalism itself. They set the rapidity argument of both the even dipole amplitude N and the odderon O to ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|}, and they recover the real part by writing the non-linear evolution in integral form plus a more careful initial condition. The same logic is said to apply to GPDs and GTMDs at small x and small nonzero ξ. This is new in the specific min prescription and the integral treatment; earlier work kept the factors as separate corrections. The approach is internally consistent and avoids obvious circularity or free parameters. It builds directly on existing Balitsky-Kovchegov-type equations without adding new entities. The main limitation is that the text presents the prescriptions clearly but does not include explicit step-by-step derivations or numerical tests against known limits or data. Without those, it is still possible that the min prescription fails in some corner of phase space or that the integral form misses higher-order signature effects. The paper is written for small-x QCD phenomenologists who calculate exclusive vector-meson production or related observables at HERA or the EIC. A reader who already codes dipole amplitudes would find the changes straightforward to implement and worth testing. It deserves a serious referee to check the derivations and any consistency relations that are claimed.

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Summary. The manuscript proposes two developments in the small-x shockwave formalism to eliminate the need for two R-factors in the phenomenology of exclusive processes at small Bjorken x. The first replaces the rapidity argument Y = ln(1/x) of the eikonal dipole amplitude N and the odderon amplitude O with Y = ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|} to account for non-zero skewness ξ. The second augments the initial condition for the non-linear evolution and recasts the evolution equation in integral form to recover the real part of the amplitude, with a similar approach for the odderon amplitude.

Significance. If these proposals are substantiated by the derivations in the manuscript, they would provide a theoretically consistent way to incorporate the effects of non-zero longitudinal momentum transfer and the real part of the amplitude directly into the dipole model. This could improve the accuracy of predictions for elastic scattering cross sections, Generalized Parton Distributions, and Generalized Transverse Momentum Dependent distributions at small x without relying on phenomenological corrections.

minor comments (1)

The abstract uses 'cal O' for the odderon amplitude; the main text should ensure consistent notation and define all symbols upon first introduction.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary of our work and for recommending minor revision. No specific major comments were provided in the report, so we address the overall assessment below. We are happy to incorporate any minor clarifications the editor may request.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained in shockwave formalism

full rationale

The paper derives the replacement Y = ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|} and the integral-form evolution with augmented initial conditions directly from the small-x shockwave approach when non-zero skewness ξ and signature are incorporated. These steps are presented as consequences of the formalism itself rather than reductions to fitted inputs, self-definitions, or unverified self-citation chains. No load-bearing equation is shown to equal its own input by construction, and external benchmarks (phenomenological R-factors) remain independent of the new prescriptions. Self-citations to prior dipole evolution work exist but do not force the central claims.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on the standard assumptions of the dipole shockwave formalism and non-linear small-x evolution (BK or JIMWLK-type equations). No new free parameters, invented entities, or ad-hoc axioms are introduced in the abstract; the work reframes existing ingredients.

axioms (2)

domain assumption The dipole scattering amplitude N and odderon amplitude O obey non-linear small-x evolution equations whose form remains valid when the rapidity argument is replaced by ln min{1/|x|, 1/|ξ|}.
Invoked when stating that the replacement accounts for non-zero skewness without further modification.
domain assumption The real part of the elastic amplitude can be recovered from a more careful choice of initial condition plus an integral representation of the evolution equation.
Central to the second prescription; assumes the non-linear equation structure permits this reconstruction.

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