Helicity Evolution at Small $x$: the Single-Logarithmic Contribution

Abstract

We calculate single-logarithmic corrections to the small-$x$ flavor-singlet helicity evolution equations derived recently in the double-logarithmic approximation. The new single-logarithmic part of the evolution kernel sums up powers of ${\alpha }_s\ln (1/x)$, which are an important correction to the dominant powers of ${\alpha }_s{\ln }^2(1/x)$ summed up by the double-logarithmic kernel at small values of Bjorken $x$ and with ${\alpha }_s$ the strong coupling constant. The single-logarithmic terms arise separately from either the longitudinal or transverse momentum integrals. Consequently, the evolution equations we derive employing the light-cone perturbation theory simultaneously include the small-$x$ evolution kernel and the leading-order polarized DGLAP splitting functions. We further enhance the equations by calculating the running coupling corrections to the kernel.

arXiv commentEdited for minor typos. 43 pages, 10 figures

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