Quantum structure of the non-Abelian Weizsacker-Williams field for a very large nucleus

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作者
Kovchegov, YV
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[1] Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1997年 / 55卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.55.5445
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P1 [天文学];
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We consider the McLerran-Venugopalan model for calculation of the small-x part of the gluon distribution function for a very large ultrarelativistic nucleus at weak coupling. We construct the Feynman diagrams which correspond to the classical Weizsacker-Williams field found previously [Yu. V. Kovchegov, Phys. Rev. D 54, 5463 (1996)] as a solution of the classical equations of motion for the gluon field in the light-cone gauge. Analyzing these diagrams we obtain a limit for the McLerran-Venugopalan model. We show that as long as this limit is not violated a classical field can be used for the calculation of scattering amplitudes.
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页码:5445 / 5455
页数:11
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