Parton physics on a Euclidean lattice

Phys Rev Lett. 2013 Jun 28;110(26):262002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.262002. Epub 2013 Jun 26.

Abstract

I show that the parton physics related to correlations of quarks and gluons on the light cone can be studied through the matrix elements of frame-dependent, equal-time correlators in the large momentum limit. This observation allows practical calculations of parton properties on a Euclidean lattice. As an example, I demonstrate how to recover the leading-twist quark distribution by boosting an equal-time correlator to a large momentum.