Lattice QCD Determination of the Bjorken-x Dependence of Parton Distribution Functions at Next-to-Next-to-Leading Order

We report the first lattice QCD calculation of pion valence quark distribution with next-to-next-toleading order perturbative matching correction, which is done using two fine lattices with spacings a = 0.04 and 0.06 fm and valence pion mass m pi = 300 MeV, at boost momentum as large as 2.42 GeV. As a crucial step to control the systematics, we renormalize the pion valence quasidistribution in the recently proposed hybrid scheme, which features a Wilson-line mass subtraction at large distances in coordinate space, and develop a procedure to match it to the MS scheme. We demonstrate that the renormalization and the perturbative matching in Bjorken-x space yield a reliable determination of the valence quark distribution for 0.03 less than or similar to x less than or similar to 0.80 with 5%-20% uncertainties.

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This study reports the first lattice QCD calculation of pion valence quark distribution with next-to-next-to-leading order perturbative matching correction. Through renormalization and perturbative matching, reliable determination of valence quark distribution within a certain range is achieved.