Compton scattering and renormalization of twist four operators
Description
In this thesis, I present the study of nucleon structure from distinct perspectives. I start by elaborating the motivations behind the endeavors and then introducing the key concept, namely the generalized parton distribution functions (GPDs), which serves as the frame- work describing hadronic particles in terms of their fundamental constituents. The second chapter is then devoted to a detailed phenomenological study of the Virtual Compton Scattering (VCS) process, where a more comprehensive parametrization is suggested. In the third chapter, the renormalization kernels that enters the QCD evolution equations at twist- 4 accuracy are computed in terms of Feynman diagrams in momentum space, which can be viewed as an extension of the work by Bukhvostov, Frolov, Lipatov, and Kuraev (BKLK). The results can be used for determining the QCD background interaction for future precision measurements.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2016
Agent
- Author (aut): Ji, Yao, Ph. D
- Thesis advisor (ths): Belitsky, Andrei
- Committee member: Lebed, Richard
- Committee member: Schmidt, Kevin E
- Committee member: Vachaspati, Tanmay
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University