The QCD shockwave approach at NLO: towards precision physics in gluonic saturation

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in the QCD shockwave approach at NLO, focusing on its methodology and applications to diffractive processes, aiming to enhance precision in gluonic saturation studies.

Contribution

It introduces the effective action method at NLO for the QCD shockwave approach and illustrates its application to diffractive processes, advancing theoretical tools for gluonic saturation.

Findings

Development of the NLO QCD shockwave formalism

Application to diffractive scattering processes

Enhanced theoretical framework for gluonic saturation

Abstract

We review the recent developments of the QCD shockwave approach at Next-to-Leading Order. The general method of this effective action is sketched, and illustrated by the case of diffractive processes.