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Breakdown of QCD coherence?

We reconsider the calculation of a non-global QCD observable and find the possible breakdown of QCD coherence. This breakdown arises as a result of wide angle soft gluon emission developing a sensitivity to emission at small angles and it leads to the appearance of super-leading logarithms. We use t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kyrieleis, A, Forshaw, J R, Seymour, M H
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.035.0031
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1006209
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Sumario:We reconsider the calculation of a non-global QCD observable and find the possible breakdown of QCD coherence. This breakdown arises as a result of wide angle soft gluon emission developing a sensitivity to emission at small angles and it leads to the appearance of super-leading logarithms. We use the `gaps between jets' cross-section as a concrete example and illustrate that the new logarithms are intimately connected with the presence of Coulomb gluon contributions. Numerical estimates of their potential phenomenological significance are presented.