On convergence properties of GPD expansion through Mellin/conformal moments and orthogonal polynomials
We examine convergence properties of reconstructing the generalized parton distributions (GPDs) through the universal moment parameterization (GUMP). We provide a heuristic explanation for the connection between the formal summation/expansion and the Mellin-Barnes integral in the literature, and specify the exact convergence condition. We derive an asymptotic condition on the conformal moments of GPDs to satisfy the boundary condition at x = 1 and subsequently develop an approximate formula for GPDs when x > ξ . Since experimental observables constraining GPDs can be expressed in terms of double or even triple summations involving their moments, scale evolution factors, and Wilson coefficients, etc., we propose a method to handle the ordering of the multiple summations and convert them into multiple Mellin-Barnes integrals via analytical continuations of integer summation indices.
Authors
- Hao-Cheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-4894)
- Xiangdong Ji
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Physics B
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2024.116762
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical functions and polynomials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95
Funders
- University of Maryland