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SCET factorizes elastic, single and double diffractive pp scattering and shows the hadronic functions are non-universal with ep diffraction.

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load-bearing objection Clean SCET factorization of elastic/single/double pp diffraction that explains dPDF non-universality and keeps rapidity ADs universal; predictive power still deferred. the 2 major comments →

arxiv 2607.07788 v1 pith:EVTOVHQS submitted 2026-07-08 hep-ph nucl-th

Factorization of elastic, single, and double diffractive pp scattering

Philipp B. Aretz , Kyle Lee , Stella T. Schindler , Iain W. Stewart This is my paper
classification hep-ph nucl-th
keywords pp diffractionGlauber operatorsSCETRegge limitfactorizationrapidity anomalous dimensionsPomeronnon-universality
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About half of all proton-proton collisions at high energy leave a large empty rapidity gap. This paper derives, from first-principles QCD effective field theory, the factorization formulas that express the cross sections for elastic, single-diffractive and double-diffractive scattering as products of beam, soft and (when needed) ultrasoft matrix elements linked by transverse-momentum convolutions of an arbitrary number of Glauber gluon exchanges. The same analysis shows why the diffractive parton distributions measured in electron-proton diffraction cannot be reused for proton-proton diffraction: when the momentum transfer is of order the QCD scale the soft functions themselves differ. At the same time the rapidity anomalous dimensions that control the energy dependence remain universal, so color-singlet (Pomeron) evolution can be written once and for all at the amplitude level. The result supplies a field-theoretic foundation for half of the total hadronic cross section and a clear diagnostic of where existing phenomenological models fail.

Core claim

Using soft-collinear effective theory with Glauber operators, the differential cross sections for elastic, single and double diffractive pp scattering in the Regge limit factorize into beam, soft and (for double diffraction) ultrasoft matrix elements connected by infinite towers of transverse-momentum convolutions of multi-Glauber exchanges. The resulting hadronic functions are non-universal with those of ep diffraction when |t|∼Λ_QCD^{2}, while the rapidity anomalous dimensions remain universal and color-singlet evolution can be determined entirely at the amplitude level.

What carries the argument

The multi-Glauber factorization formulas (eqs. 19, 24, 26) that express every diffractive cross section as a product of beam, soft and ultrasoft matrix elements linked by transverse-momentum convolutions of an arbitrary number of Glauber exchanges, together with the rapidity-renormalization-group consistency relations that make the anomalous dimensions universal.

Load-bearing premise

That the infinite matrices of multi-Glauber exchanges and color representations can be organized—by truncation, large-Nc, or a clean split into perturbative and non-perturbative pieces—so that the formulas become practically predictive.

What would settle it

A higher-order calculation of the color-singlet soft function or anomalous dimension that reveals no truncation, no universal γ, and no simple non-perturbative refactorization, leaving the infinite matrices intractable for any phenomenological prediction of σ_tot or dσ/dt.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript derives SCET factorization formulas for elastic, single, and double diffractive pp scattering in the Regge limit |t| ≪ s. Using Glauber operators, the double-diffractive cross section is written as a sum over multi-Glauber exchanges of beam, soft, and ultrasoft matrix elements connected by transverse-momentum convolutions (eq. 19); single diffraction and elastic diffraction follow by specialization to color-singlet exchange and intact-proton states (eqs. 24, 26). The authors show that the soft functions of ep and pp diffraction differ when |t| ∼ Λ_QCD^{2}, so the hadronic functions (and therefore dPDFs) are non-universal, while rapidity anomalous dimensions remain universal by RRG consistency and color-singlet evolution can be written at the amplitude level (eqs. 27–32). Extensions to other hadron collisions, Donnachie–Landshoff scaling, and Odderon contributions are discussed.

Significance. Diffraction accounts for roughly half the total pp cross section and is essential for total-cross-section measurements, Monte Carlo generators, and saturation studies. Existing phenomenological models (Ingelman–Schlein dPDFs, gap-survival factors, triple-Pomeron fits) are known to fail or require ad-hoc corrections when applied to pp data. A first-principles operator factorization that cleanly separates universal rapidity evolution from process-dependent soft functions is therefore a genuine advance. The derivation re-uses the established SCET Glauber operator basis and RRG technology, so the new results rest on a controlled power counting rather than model assumptions. Even though the infinite multi-Glauber matrices remain formally intractable without further organization, the factorization itself supplies a rigorous framework in which such organization can be sought and tested.

major comments (2)
  1. The central formulas (eqs. 19, 24, 26) are formally correct, but the section “Ingredients for predicting pp diffraction” correctly notes that the infinite matrices in Glauber number and color render them non-predictive without truncation, large-Nc simplification, or a clean refactorization of B and S into perturbative and non-perturbative pieces. The manuscript should state more explicitly which of these organizing principles is expected to be under theoretical control in the near term, and which observables (e.g., s-dependence of σ_tot or the dip-bump region) would become accessible once that principle is established; otherwise the phenomenological reach of the factorization remains unclear.
  2. For |t| ≫ Λ_QCD^{2} the authors leave open the possibility that process dependence resides only in perturbative soft functions while non-perturbative pieces could still be universal. This is an important claim for the utility of the framework, yet no concrete refactorization formula or matching calculation is supplied. A short sketch of the expected operator matching (or an explicit statement that it is deferred) would strengthen the argument that universal hadronic functions might still exist in the perturbative-t regime.
minor comments (4)
  1. Notation for the multi-Glauber projectors P^R_N and the transverse convolutions ZZ_⊥ is dense; a short appendix collecting the color and momentum conventions would improve readability.
  2. Figures 3 and 4 are schematic; labeling the color representations and the cut more explicitly would help readers unfamiliar with the earlier ep-diffraction paper.
  3. The discussion of Odderon contributions (eqs. 33–34) is brief; a sentence clarifying that higher C-odd multi-gluon exchanges are not power-suppressed would prevent misinterpretation.
  4. A few typographical issues appear (e.g., missing spaces around “|t|∼Λ_QCD^{2}”, inconsistent use of “quasi-diffraction” versus “quasi-diffractive”).

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: factorization and non-universality claims follow from SCET Glauber operators and RRG consistency without reducing to inputs by construction.

specific steps
  1. self citation load bearing [SCET operators section and Factorization of diffraction (eqs. 11, 19)]
    "In SCET, Glauber operators mediate interactions between soft, n, and/or n̄-collinear sectors through the two- and three-sector operators Oij_ns = ... whose detailed form can be found in ref. [64]. ... Expanding in the Glauber exchanges, we can group operators with their corresponding states in eq. (18), giving a factorization formula for double diffraction [eq. 19]."

    The operator basis and the mode-separation logic that produce eq. (19) are taken from the authors’ prior SCET-Glauber papers (esp. Rothstein-Stewart and the ep-diffraction companion). This is ordinary foundational citation, not a circular reduction: the new pp matrix elements and the non-universality statements are not already contained in those definitions.

full rationale

The paper derives elastic, single, and double diffractive pp factorization formulas (eqs. 19, 24, 26) by expanding the QCD cross section in the established SCET Glauber operators of Rothstein-Stewart and grouping matrix elements by mode. Non-universality of hadronic functions versus ep diffraction follows directly from the different soft-operator content (no electromagnetic current, larger set of Glaubers) when |t|~Λ_QCD²; universality of rapidity anomalous dimensions follows from RRG consistency relations (eqs. 29–32) that map the soft and beam Z-factors onto the amplitude-level Γ already obtained for 2→2 forward scattering. These steps use prior SCET results (including the authors’ own ep-diffraction and Regge papers) as established operator and evolution input; they do not redefine those inputs in terms of the new pp cross sections, nor do they fit parameters and re-label them as predictions. The infinite multi-Glauber/color matrices are left as an open organizational problem that the authors themselves flag as limiting predictivity; that limitation is not circularity. Score 1 only for ordinary self-citation of the operator basis and RRG machinery, which is not load-bearing for the new claims.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The paper is a pure EFT derivation. It imports the SCET Glauber operator basis, BPS field redefinition, and rapidity renormalization group from earlier literature, assumes the standard Regge power counting |t|≪s with a large rapidity gap, and treats the infinite multi-Glauber color space as formally well-defined. No free parameters are fitted; no new dynamical entities are postulated.

axioms (4)
  • domain assumption SCET with Glauber operators correctly captures the leading-power dynamics of forward scattering in the Regge limit |t|≪s.
    Taken as established from Rothstein-Stewart and subsequent papers; used throughout the factorization.
  • domain assumption Power counting parameters λ=√(-t)/√s ≪1 and λρ_i≪1 suffice to isolate collinear, soft, Glauber, and ultrasoft modes.
    Stated after eq. (7); underpins the mode separation that produces the factorization.
  • standard math Rapidity renormalization-group consistency relates the Z-factors of beam, soft, and jet functions so that anomalous dimensions can be read from the soft function alone.
    Used to prove universality of Γ between ep and pp (eqs. 29–32).
  • domain assumption Color-singlet projectors collapse the ultrasoft Wilson lines to δ-functions, eliminating gap-penetrating radiation for elastic and single diffraction.
    Invoked to reduce the general DD formula to the SD and ED formulas.

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We use effective field theory techniques to factorize elastic, single, and double diffractive forward $pp$ scattering in the Regge limit $|t|\ll s$, where $t$ is the squared momentum transfer. These processes involve a large rapidity gap and comprise about half the total $pp$ cross section. We explain why the diffractive PDFs appearing in $ep$ diffraction do not appear as universal hadronic functions for $pp$ diffraction. For $|t|\sim \Lambda_{\rm QCD}^2$, we show that the hadronic functions in $ep$ and $pp$ diffraction differ, and hence are non-universal. In general, we prove that rapidity anomalous dimensions are universal between diffractive $ep$ and $pp$ processes, and that color-singlet (Pomeron) evolution equations can be determined at the amplitude level.

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