Triumvirate of Running Triumvirate of Running Couplings in Small-x Couplings in Small-x

EvolutionEvolution

Yuri KovchegovYuri Kovchegov

The Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University

Based on work done in collaboration with Heribert Weigert, hep-ph/0609090 Based on work done in collaboration with Heribert Weigert, hep-ph/0609090 and hep-ph/0612071and hep-ph/0612071

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Our goal here is to include running coupling corrections to BFKL/BK/JIMWLK small-x evolution equations.

The result is that the running coupling corrections come in as a “triumvirate” of couplings:

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IntroductionIntroduction

DIS in the Classical ApproximationDIS in the Classical Approximation

The DIS process in the rest frame of the target is shown below.It factorizes into

))/1ln(,(),( *2*Bj

qqBj

Atot xYxNQx

with rapidity Y=ln(1/x)

DIS in the Classical ApproximationDIS in the Classical Approximation

The dipole-nucleus amplitude inthe classical approximation is

x

QxYxN S 1

ln4

exp1),(22

A.H. Mueller, ‘90

1/QS

Colortransparency

Black disklimit,

22tot R

Quantum EvolutionQuantum Evolution

As energy increases

the higher Fock states

including gluons on top

of the quark-antiquark

pair become important.

They generate a

cascade of gluons.

These extra gluons bring in powers of S ln s, such thatwhen S << 1 and ln s >>1 this parameter is S ln s ~ 1.

BFKL EquationBFKL EquationIn the conventional Feynman diagram picture the BFKL equation can be represented by a ladder graph shown here. Each rung ofthe ladder brings in a power of ln s.

The resulting dipole amplitudegrows as a power of energy

sN ~violating Froissart unitarity bound

sconsttot2ln

How can we fix the problem?Let’s first resum the cascadeof gluons shown before.

BFKL EquationBFKL Equation

The BFKL equation for the number of partons N reads:

),(),()/1ln(

22 QxNKQxNx BFKLS

Balitsky, Fadin, Kuraev, Lipatov ‘78

The powers of the parameter The powers of the parameter ln s ln s withoutwithout multiple rescatterings are multiple rescatterings are

resummed by the BFKL equation. Start with N particles in the proton’sresummed by the BFKL equation. Start with N particles in the proton’s

wave function. As we increase the energy a new particle can be emitted bywave function. As we increase the energy a new particle can be emitted by

either one of the N particles. The number of newly emitted particles iseither one of the N particles. The number of newly emitted particles is

proportional to N. proportional to N.

Resumming Gluonic CascadeResumming Gluonic Cascade

In the large-NIn the large-NC C limit oflimit of

QCD the gluon correctionsQCD the gluon corrections

become color dipoles. become color dipoles.

Gluon cascade becomes Gluon cascade becomes

a dipole cascade.a dipole cascade.

A. H. Mueller, ’93-’94A. H. Mueller, ’93-’94

We need to resumdipole cascade, with each finalstate dipoleinteracting withthe target. Yu. K. ‘99

NonlinearNonlinear EvolutionEvolution EquationEquation

)],,(),,(),,(),,(),,([

2

),,(

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202

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YxxNYxxNYxxNYxxNYxxN

xx

xxd

N

Y

YxxN CS

Defining rapidity Y=ln s we can resum the dipole cascade

I. Balitsky, ’96, HE effective lagrangianYu. K., ’99, large NC QCD

Linear part is BFKL, quadratic term brings in damping

x

QxYxxN S 1

ln4

exp1)0,,(22

0110 initial condition

Nonlinear EquationNonlinear Equation

2222

)],([),()/1ln(

),(kxNkxNK

x

kxNsBFKLs

I. Balitsky ’96 (effective lagrangian)Yu. K. ’99 (large NC QCD)

At very high energy parton recombination becomes important. Partons not only split into more partons, but also recombine. Recombination reduces the number of partons in the wave function.

Number of parton pairs ~ 2N

““Phase Diagram” of High Energy QCDPhase Diagram” of High Energy QCD

Saturation physicsSaturation physics allows us allows us

to study regions of high to study regions of high

parton density in the parton density in the small small

coupling regimecoupling regime, where , where

calculations are still calculations are still

under control!under control!

Transition to saturation region isTransition to saturation region is

characterized by the characterized by the saturation scalesaturation scale

(or pT2)

What Sets the Scale for the Running What Sets the Scale for the Running Coupling?Coupling?

(???)SIn order to perform consistent calculationsit is important to know the scale of the runningcoupling constant in the evolution equation.

There are three possible scales – the sizes of the “parent” Dipole and “daughter” dipoles . Which one is it? 202101 ,, xxx

)],,(),,(),,(),,(),,([

2

),,(

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YxxNYxxNYxxNYxxNYxxN

xx

xxd

N

Y

YxxN CS

Running Coupling CorrectionsRunning Coupling Corrections

Main PrincipleMain Principle

To set the scale of the coupling constant we will first calculate the corrections to BK/JIMWLK evolution kernel to all orders.

We then would complete to the QCD beta-function

by replacing .

fS N

fN

12

2112

fC NN

26 fN

Leading Order CorrectionsLeading Order Corrections

A B C

UV divergent ~ ln

UV divergent ~ ln ?

The lowest order corrections to one step of evolution arefS N

Diagram ADiagram A

If we keep the transverse coordinates of the quark and the antiquark fixed, then the diagram would be finite.

If we integrate over the transversesize of the quark-antiquark pair, then it would be UV divergent. ~ ln

Why do we care about this diagram at all? It does not even have the structure of the LO dipole kernel!!!

Running Coupling Corrections to All Running Coupling Corrections to All OrdersOrders

Let’s insert fermion bubbles to all orders:

Virtual Diagram: Graph CVirtual Diagram: Graph C

Concentrating on UV divergences only we write

S

2

2 /1ln1

All running coupling correctionsassemble into the physical coupling .S

Real Diagram: Graph BReal Diagram: Graph B

Again, concentrating on UV divergences only we write

?]/1ln1[ 22

2

Running coupling correctionsdo not assemble into anything one could express in terms ofthe physical coupling !!!S

Real Diagram: Graph AReal Diagram: Graph A

Looks like resummation without diagram A does not make sense after all.

222

22

2

]/1ln1[

/1ln

Keeping the UV divergent parts we write:

Real Diagrams: A+BReal Diagrams: A+BAdding the two diagrams together we get

S

SS

22

2

22

]/1ln1[

]/1ln1[

Two graphs together give results depending on physical couplings only! They come in as “triumvirate”!

Extracting the UV Divergence from Extracting the UV Divergence from Graph AGraph A

We can add and subtract the UV-divergent part of graph A:

+UV-finite

UV-divergent

Extracting the UV Divergence from Extracting the UV Divergence from Graph AGraph A

In principle there appears to be no unique way to extract the UVdivergence from graph A. Which coordinate should we keep fixed as we integrate over the size of the quark-antiquark pair?

gluon

,1z

1,2z

Need to integrate over

21 zz

One can keep either or fixed (Balitsky, hep-ph/0609105).1z 2z

Extracting the UV Divergence from Extracting the UV Divergence from Graph AGraph A

gluon

,1z

1,2z

We decided to fix the transverse coordinate of the gluon:

21 )1( zzz

z

Results: Transverse Momentum Results: Transverse Momentum SpaceSpace

)(

)()(

)2(

'4);,(

2)()(

4

22

1010

Qe

qdqdK

S

SSii

22

22xzq'xzq q'q

q'qq'q

zxx

The resulting JIMWLK kernel with running coupling correctionsis

where22

2222

22

222222

2

2 )/(ln)/(ln)/(lnln

q'qq'q

q'qq'q

q'qq'q'qq

Q

The BK kernel is obtained from the above by summing over all possible emissions of the gluon off the quark and anti-quark lines.

q

q’

Results: Transverse Coordinate SpaceResults: Transverse Coordinate Space

)(

)()(

)2(

'4);,(

2)()(

4

22

1010

Qe

qdqdK

S

SSii

22

22xzq'xzq q'q

q'qq'q

zxx

To Fourier-transform the kernel

into transverse coordinate space one has to integrate overLandau pole(s). Since no one knows how to do this, one is leftwith the ambiguity/power corrections.

The standard way is to use a randomly chosen (usually PV) contour in Borel plane and then estimate power corrections to it by picking the renormalon pole. This is done by Gardi, Kuokkanen, Rummukainen and Weigert in hep-ph/0609087. Renormalon corrections may be large…

Running Coupling BKRunning Coupling BK

Let us ignore the Landau pole for now. Then after the Fourier transform we get the BK equation with the running coupling corrections:

]),,(),,(),,(),,(),,([

)/1(

)/1()/1(2

)/1()/1(

2

),,(

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212

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YxxNYxxNYxxNYxxNYxxN

xxR

xx

x

x

x

x

xdN

Y

YxxN

S

SSSS

C

xx

where

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220

221

220

2120

221

220

221

220

2220

221

2221

22022 )/(ln)(ln)(ln

lnxx

xxxx

xx

xxxxR

xx

A Word of CautionA Word of CautionWhen we performed a UV subtraction we left out a part of the kernel. Hence the evolution equation is incomplete unless we put that UV-finite term back in. Adding the term back in removes the dependence of the procedure on the choice of the subtraction point!

termfinite UV

)],,(),,(),,(),,(),,([

)/1(

)/1()/1(2

)/1()/1(

2

),,(

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xxR

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x

x

x

x

xdN

Y

YxxN

S

SSSS

C

xx

The numerical significance of this term is being investigated by Albacete et al.

NLO BFKLNLO BFKL

Since we know corrections to all orders, we know them at the lowest order and can find their contribution to theNLO BFKL intercept. However, in order to compare that to theresults of Fadin and Lipatov and of Camici and Ciafaloni (CCFL) we need to find the NLO BFKL kernel for the same observable.

Here we have been dealing with the dipole amplitude N. Tocompare to CCFL we need to write down an equation for theunintegrated gluon distribution.

fS N

NLO BFKLNLO BFKL

At the leading twist level we define the gluon distribution by

2

22

01

),()()1(

2),( 01

k

Ykkekd

SNYxN Si

C

xk

(Of course is the LO BFKL eigenvalue.)

NLO BFKLNLO BFKL

Defining the intercept by acting with the NLO kernel on the LO eigenfunctions we get

)(

12ln1)(),(

2

2

2

22

f

MS

CNLOLO NkN

k

qqkKqd

with)(

3

10)1(')(')()( 2

in agreement with the results of Camici, Ciafaloni, Fadin and Lipatov!

)1()()1(2)(

BFKL with Running CouplingBFKL with Running CouplingWe can also write down an expression for the BFKL equationwith running coupling corrections:

),()(

))(()(

)(),())((

)(

2

2

),(2

22

22

22

22

2Yk

k

q

q

kYqqd

N

Y

Yk

S

SSS

c

qk

qkqk

qk

If one rescales the unintegrated gluon distribution:)(

),(),(

~2k

YkYk

S

then one gets

),(

~

)(),(

~

)(

2

)(

))(()(

2

),(~

22

2

22

222

2Yk

q

kYq

k

qqd

N

Y

Yk

S

SSc

qkqkqk

in agreement with Braun (hep-ph/9408261) and Levin (hep-ph/9412345), though for a differently normalized gluon distribution.

ConclusionsConclusions

We have derived the BK/JIMWLK evolution equationswith the running coupling corrections. Amazingly enoughthey come in as a “triumvirate” of running couplings.

We have independently confirmed the results of Camici, Ciafaloni, Fadin and Lipatov for the leading-Nf NLO BFKL intercept.

)/1(

)/1()/1(2

212

202

R

xx

S

SS

ConclusionsConclusions

We have derived the BFKL equation with the running coupling corrections. The answer confirms the conjecture of Braun and Levin, based on postulating bootstrap to all orders, though for the unintegrated gluon distribution with a non-traditional normalization.