Non-local generalization of the axial anomaly and $x$-dependence of the anomalous gluon contribution

Abstract

The generalization of the axial anomaly is considered. It is shown that bilocal axial quark operators on the light cone possess, beside the point-like anomaly, also a light-like anomaly. The consequences for the definition of anomaly-free quark distribution functions and the effect of both gluon coefficient function and splitting kernels in polarized deep inelastic scattering are discussed.

16 pages RevTex, 1 figure, replaced with version to appear in Phys. Rev. D

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