Anomalous scaling of linear power corrections

Abstract

Non-perturbative corrections to hadronic observables represent a critical obstacle to increasing accuracy at colliders. Long taken to scale simply as $1/Q$, where $Q$ is the centre-of-mass scattering energy, recent work has opened the path towards calculating the anomalous dimension that modifies that scaling. A priori, the problem is complex, requiring a resummation involving arbitrary numbers of large-angle and low-energy gluons. Within a specific framework for kinematic recoil, we show that it reduces to a simple exponential for key observables like the thrust, $C$-parameter and energy correlators. This simplicity holds for a specific hadron mass scheme, and also even beyond the two-jet limit.

Comments: 6 pages, 6 figures, plus supplemental material