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arxiv 2509.02472 v1 pith:NBCZDAFC submitted 2025-09-02 hep-lat hep-exhep-ph

Gradient flow for parton distribution functions: first application to the pion

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Parton distribution functions (PDFs) are central to precision QCD phenomenology. Their Mellin moments can be computed on the lattice, but direct determinations using local operators, besides $\langle x \rangle$, face severe challenges from reduced hypercubic symmetry, limiting results to the lowest moments. A recently proposed method resolves these issues using gradient flow. We demonstrate the efficacy of this method by computing ratios of flavor non-singlet pion PDF moments up to $\langle x^5 \rangle$, on four lattice spacings at $m_\pi \simeq 411$ MeV. The moments and reconstructed PDF agree quantitatively with recent phenomenological extractions.

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