Bézier curve parametrization for pion PDFs

ORAL

Abstract

We introduce a new method to improve the determination of probability densities in particle physics, utilizing the Fantômas4QCD tool. Our approach uses Bézier curve fitting, which reduces computational power requirements by employing interpolation, making it a less resource-intensive option compared to machine learning or AI techniques. By incorporating this method into the xFitter package, we conducted a comprehensive study of the pion's internal structure, marking the first analysis to consider how the choice of functional form influences uncertainty in the results.

*Inter-American Network of Networks of QCD Challenges, a National Science Foundation AccelNet project, by CONACyT–Ciencia de Frontera 2019 No. 51244 (FORDECYT-PRONACES), PIIF "Interconexiones y sinergias entre la f´ısica de altas energ´ıas, la f´ısica nuclear y la cosmolog´ıa" (UNAM), by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-SC0010129, and by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, within the framework of the Saturated Glue (SURGE) Topical Theory Collaboration. Additional support was provided by UNAM Grant No. DGAPA-PAPIIT IN111222, the Fermilab URA award, using the resources of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), a U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, HEP User Facility. Fermilab is managed by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (FRA), acting under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359.

Publication: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.074027
Planned paper: Fantˆomas unleashed: global QCD fits with B´ezier parameterizations (preprint: SMU-PHY-24-06)

Presenters

  • Lucas Kotz

    • Southern Methodist University

Authors

  • Lucas Kotz

    • Southern Methodist University
  • Pavel M Nadolsky

    • Southern Methodist University
  • Aurore Courtoy

    • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Fredrick Olness

    • Southern Methodist University
  • Maximiliano Ponce-Chavez

    • Southern Methodist University