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Main Authors: Martínez-Fernández, Víctor, Mezrag, Cédric
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05059
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author Martínez-Fernández, Víctor
Mezrag, Cédric
author_facet Martínez-Fernández, Víctor
Mezrag, Cédric
contents In this paper we include kinematic power corrections up to twist-four to the deeply virtual Compton scattering dispersion relation. We demonstrate that, both for (pseudo-)scalar and spin-$1/2$ targets, the formal expression of the $n$-subtracted leading-twist dispersion relations is preserved. However, the expression of the subtracted constants is modified by the kinematic powers. Importantly, the minimal-subtracted dispersion relation for the helicity-conserving amplitude, previously thought to depend only on the Polyakov-Weiss $D$-term, now also depends on the double distributions $F$ and $K$. These results are consistent with the ones obtained previously in the literature. Such a mixing may be critical for the Jefferson Lab kinematic range, as it is not suppressed for typical values of $t$ and $Q^{2}$ in the valence region. We therefore expect a strong impact on attempts to extract pressure forces from DVCS data.
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spellingShingle Dispersion relations of deeply virtual Compton scattering: investigating twist-4 kinematic power corrections
Martínez-Fernández, Víctor
Mezrag, Cédric
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
In this paper we include kinematic power corrections up to twist-four to the deeply virtual Compton scattering dispersion relation. We demonstrate that, both for (pseudo-)scalar and spin-$1/2$ targets, the formal expression of the $n$-subtracted leading-twist dispersion relations is preserved. However, the expression of the subtracted constants is modified by the kinematic powers. Importantly, the minimal-subtracted dispersion relation for the helicity-conserving amplitude, previously thought to depend only on the Polyakov-Weiss $D$-term, now also depends on the double distributions $F$ and $K$. These results are consistent with the ones obtained previously in the literature. Such a mixing may be critical for the Jefferson Lab kinematic range, as it is not suppressed for typical values of $t$ and $Q^{2}$ in the valence region. We therefore expect a strong impact on attempts to extract pressure forces from DVCS data.
title Dispersion relations of deeply virtual Compton scattering: investigating twist-4 kinematic power corrections
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05059