TMD fragmentation functions at N3LO

We compute the unpolarized quark and gluon transverse-momentum dependent fragmentation functions (TMDFFs) at next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order ((NLO)-L-3) in perturbative QCD. The calculation is based on a relation between the TMDFF and the limit of the semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering cross section where all final-state radiation becomes collinear to the detected hadron. The required cross section is obtained by analytically continuing our recent computation of the Drell-Yan and Higgs boson production cross section at (NLO)-L-3 expanded around the limit of all final-state radiation becoming collinear to one of the initial states. Our results agree with a recent independent calculation by Luo et al.

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In this study, we computed the unpolarized quark and gluon transverse-momentum dependent fragmentation functions at next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order in perturbative QCD. Our calculation is based on a relation between the TMDFF and the limit of semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering cross section where all final-state radiation becomes collinear to the detected hadron. The results obtained agree with a recent independent calculation by Luo et al.