Unpolarized GPDs at small x and non-zero skewness
We study the small-$x$ asymptotics of unpolarized generalized parton distributions (GPDs) and generalized transverse momentum distributions (GTMDs). Unlike the previous works in the literature, we consider the case of non-zero (but small) skewness while allowing for non-linear contributions to the evolution equations. We show that unpolarized GPDs and GTMDs at small $x$ are related to the eikonal dipole amplitude $N$, whose small-$x$ evolution is given by the BK/JIMWLK evolution equations, and to the odderon amplitude $\cal O$, whose evolution is also known in the literature. We show that the effect of non-zero skewness $ξ\neq 0$ is to modify the value of the evolution parameter (rapidity) in the arguments for the dipole amplitudes $N$ and $\cal O$ from $Y = \ln (1/x)$ to $Y = \ln \min \left\{ 1/|x| , 1/|ξ| \right\}$.
Authors
- H. K. Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-3347)
- M. Gabriel Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-6279)
- Yuri V. Kovchegov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6990-9173)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140470
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Office of Science
- Nuclear Physics
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility