Recent Progress in the Statistical Approach of Parton Distributions

TL;DR

This paper reviews the quantum statistical approach to parton distributions, compares NLO QCD predictions with recent experiments, and explores their extension to include transverse momentum dependence.

Contribution

It introduces the quantum statistical approach to parton distributions and extends it to account for transverse momentum dependence.

Findings

Predictions from NLO QCD analysis align with recent experimental data.

The approach provides insights into the physical features of parton distributions.

Extensions to include transverse momentum dependence are discussed.

Abstract

We recall the physical features of the parton distributions in the quantum statistical approach of the nucleon. Some predictions from a next-to-leading order QCD analysis are compared to recent experimental results. We also consider their extension to include their transverse momentum dependence.