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Drell-Yan lepton pair production from low to high transverse momentum

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: We present a technique for computing Drell-Yan lepton pair production at particle-level that achieves N$^3$LO and approximate N$^4$LL$'$ accuracy at small to moderate transverse momentum, tree-level precision for $Z+4$, $5$, and $6$ jets, and approximate NLO EW precision at high transverse momentum. A crucial non-perturbative input, the Collins-Soper kernel, is obtained from continuum-limit lattice QCD results. High-precision theory results are recast into strictly positive event weights using an information-theoretic approach based on the maximum entropy principle.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2610.02169

Authors: Assi, Benoît, Bothmann, Enrico, Campbell, John, Gütschow, Christian, Höche, Stefan, Ju, Wan-Li, Knobbe, Max, Schönherr, Marek, Thaler, Jesse, Wagman, Michael L.

Institutions: Perimeter Institute, University of Toronto, Vector Institute, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, University College London, University of Alberta, Durham University

Language: English

Topic: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Aspen Center for Physics, UK Research and Innovation, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Institut Périmètre de physique théorique, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Office of Science, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, High Energy Physics

Awards: G2376186588, G2429955719, AI Institute: AI Research Institute for Fundamental Interactions, G6471802762, G6794394390, G6992476341, G97843138

OpenAlex ID: W7216372692

Cites: 107

Cited by: 1

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