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Main Author: Golec-Biernat, Krzysztof
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23102
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author Golec-Biernat, Krzysztof
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contents We investigate the concept of partonic entropy of the proton within the Dokshitzer--Gribov--Lipatov--Altarelli--Parisi (DGLAP) evolution scheme of collinear parton distributions. We show that such entropy increases monotonically with the evolution scale. The mechanism underlying this growth is illustrated using a simplified model of DGLAP evolution, highlighting the importance of including saturation effects at small x in the evolution of parton distributions, which tame the otherwise unbounded growth of partonic entropy. Based on existing literature, we present two simplified models of parton saturation at small x. In one of these models, partonic entropy is identified with entanglement entropy and proposed as an experimentally testable observable.
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spellingShingle Partonic Entropy of the Proton from DGLAP Evolution
Golec-Biernat, Krzysztof
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We investigate the concept of partonic entropy of the proton within the Dokshitzer--Gribov--Lipatov--Altarelli--Parisi (DGLAP) evolution scheme of collinear parton distributions. We show that such entropy increases monotonically with the evolution scale. The mechanism underlying this growth is illustrated using a simplified model of DGLAP evolution, highlighting the importance of including saturation effects at small x in the evolution of parton distributions, which tame the otherwise unbounded growth of partonic entropy. Based on existing literature, we present two simplified models of parton saturation at small x. In one of these models, partonic entropy is identified with entanglement entropy and proposed as an experimentally testable observable.
title Partonic Entropy of the Proton from DGLAP Evolution
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23102