Comparative insights into gluon and proton structure through parton distribution functions
arXiv:2510.00798 · doi:10.4006/0836-1398-38.3.195
Abstract
Study of parton distribution functions (PDFs) has led to a finer cognisance of the structure of partons in hadrons and the proton structure functions in deep inelastic scattering (DIS). PDFs are instrumental in predicting results for most of the hard-scattering processes measured at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). However, due to the non-perturbative nature of partons, calculation of parton distributions using perturbative QCD (Quantum Chromodynamics) cannot be done. The analysis of PDFs, therefore, needs a relentless effort. In this paper, we study a comparative approach of three global PDF sets, viz. CT14, MMHT2014 and NNPDF 4.0. Gluon distribution functions and proton structure functions have been evaluated in a wide range of momentum fraction \textit{x} and energy scale \textit{Q}; and plausible observations have been made.
10 pages, 7 figures
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