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26–30 Mar 2012
University of Bonn
Europe/Berlin timezone

Low x physics: a critical phenomenon?

27 Mar 2012, 16:45
15m
Wolfgang Paul Lecture Hall (University of Bonn)

Wolfgang Paul Lecture Hall

University of Bonn

Kreuzbergweg 28, 53115 Bonn, Germany,
Structure functions Structure functions

Speaker

Prof. Otto Nachtmann (Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Heidelberg)

Description

The DIS structure functions are expressed, in a rigorous way, as correlation functions in a quantum field theory containing a parameter r. It is shown that low x physics corresponds to the theory in the limit of r going to zero where the theory develops a large correlation length. This indicates critical behaviour. The data on F2 are analysed in a geometric way and values for the critical indices are extracted.

Primary author

Prof. Otto Nachtmann (Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Heidelberg)

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