Entropy and DIS structure functions

TL;DR

This paper explores entanglement entropy in Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) using structure functions, demonstrating a method that aligns well with experimental data and analyzing the impact of higher twist effects at low-$x$ and low-$Q^2$.

Contribution

It introduces an improved Laplace transform-based method for calculating entanglement entropy in DIS from PDFs, enhancing previous approaches and providing detailed comparisons with experimental data.

Findings

Entanglement entropy matches H1 data across various $x$ and $Q^2$.

The entropy behavior at fixed $ ext{s}$ is linked to photon polarization.

Higher twist effects influence entropy at low-$x$ and low-$Q^2$.

Abstract

Entanglement entropy in Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) from the DIS structure functions has emerged as a novel tool for probing observable quantities. The method proposed by Kharzeev-Levin to determine entanglement entropy in DIS from parton distribution functions (PDFs) improves on the momentum-space approach proposed by Lappi et al.[Eur. Phys. J. C {\bf84}, 84 (2024)] and further developed by Boroun and Ha [Phys. Rev. D {\bf109}, 094037 (2024)] using Laplace transform techniques. The entropy of charged hadrons is obtained from the parameterization of the proton structure function and compared with H1 data, HSS, and HERA PDFs. Our results for the entanglement entropy align very well with the H1 data across a wide range of $x$ and $Q^2$. Finally, the behavior of the entanglement entropy is described at fixed $\sqrt{s}$ to the minimum value of $x$ given by $Q^2/s$, which indicates that the polarization of the exchanged photon for entropy determination is transverse at this specific kinematic point. The effect of adding a simple higher twist term to the description of entropy at low-$x$ and low-$Q^2$ values for comparison with HERA data is investigated.