Light-by-light scattering in Double-Logarithmic Approximation

In the present paper we consider the elastic 2 -> 2 -scattering of virtual photons at high energies in the forward kinematics at zero and non-zero values of t. Accounting for both gluon and quark double-logarithmic (DL) contributions to all orders in the QCD coupling, we obtain explicit expressions for amplitudes of this process in Double-Logarithmic Approximation (DLA). First we keep the QCD coupling fixed and then account for running coupling effects. Applying the saddle-point method to the obtained expressions for the scattering amplitude, we calculate the high-energy asymptotics of the amplitude, which proved to be of the Regge form. The Reggeon bears the vacuum quantum numbers and therefore it is a new, DL contribution to Pomeron. Comparison of the DL Pomeron to the BFKL Pomeron shows that contribution of the DL Pomeron to the high-energy asymptotics is of the same order as contribution of the BFKL Pomeron, so the DL Pomeron should be taken into account together with the BFKL Pomeron. We estimate the applicability region for the asymptotics of the light-by-light scattering amplitude, where the the DL Pomeron can reliably represent the parent amplitude.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figures. Multiple errors are corrected, 2 figs are added, comparizon to BFKL is done in more detai

Singlet structure function g_1 at small x and small Q^2

Explicit expressions for the singlet g_1 at small x and small Q^2 are obtained with the total resummation of the leading logarithmic contributions. It is shown that g_1 practically does not depend on Q^2 in this kinematic region. In contrast, it would be interesting to investigate its dependence on the invariant energy 2pq because, being g_1 positive at small 2pq, it can turn negative at greater values of this variable. The position of the turning point is sensitive to the ratio between the initial quark and gluon densities, so its experimental detection would enable to estimate this ratioComment: Section 2 is totally changed, one more ref adde

Impact of the running QCD coupling on the value of the intercept of the structure function g1g_1 singlet

The running QCD coupling effects for $g_1$ singlet are studied. We predict that asymptotically $g_1^S \sim x^{- \Delta_S}$, with the singlet intercept $\Delta_S \approx 0.85$.Comment: Talk given at the "XI International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS2003)", Saint Petersburg, 23-27 April 2003; 6 page