Nuclear parton distribution functions and their uncertainties
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Uncertainties of Parton Distribution Functions
High-energy particles interact through their quark and gluon constituents—the partons. By the asymptotic freedom of QCD, the parton cross sections may be approximated by perturbation theory. Then by the factorization theorem of QCD, the parton distribution functions of hadrons are the link between perturbative QCD and experimental measurements. This theory applies to a variety of high-energy pr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review C
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0556-2813,1089-490X
DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.70.044905