Recent Progress in the Statistical Approach of Parton Distributions

Abstract

We recall the physical features of the parton distributions in the quantum statistical approach of the nucleon. Some predictions from a next-to-leading order QCD analysis are compared to recent experimental results. We also consider their extension to include their transverse momentum dependence.

Comments: 6 pages, 3 figures, Invited talk at DIFFRACTION 2010, Otranto, Italy, September 10 - 15, 2010, to appear in the AIP Conference Proceedings