Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2010-10-10
PoS LC2010:053,2010
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
10 pages, 2 figures embedded as eps files. Invited plenary talk presented by the first author at the "Lightcone Conference 201
Scientific paper
We summarize the renormalization-group properties of transverse-momentum dependent (TMD) parton distribution functions (PDF)s arguing that in the light-cone gauge the overlapping ultraviolet and rapidity divergences cannot be solely controlled by (dimensional) regularization, but necessitate their renormalization. In doing so, we show that at the one-loop order this additional divergence entails an anomalous dimension which can be attributed to a cusp in the gauge contour at light-cone infinity. Then, we present a recent analysis of TMD PDFs which incorporates in the gauge links the Pauli term $\sim F^{\mu\nu}[\gamma_\mu,\gamma_\nu]$. This generalized treatment of gauge invariance is shown to be justified, in the sense that it does not modify the behavior of the leading-twist contribution, though it contributes to the anomalous dimension of that of twist-three. An important consequence of the inclusion of the spin-dependent Pauli term is the appearance of a constant phase---the same for the leading twist-two and subleading distribution functions---that ensues from the interaction of the Pauli term in the transverse gauge link with the gauge field accompanying the fermion. Remarkably, this phase has opposite sign for the Drell-Yan process as compared to the semi-inclusive DIS.
Cherednikov Igor O.
Karanikas Alexandros I.
Stefanis N. G.
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