Analytical models of the proton structure function and the gluon distribution at small x beyond leading order

Abstract

We incorporate the next-to-leading order (NLO) and the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) effects in the models of the Singlet Structure function F S 2 (x, t) and the gluon distribution G(x, t) using DGLAP equations approximated at small x. Analytical solutions both at the next-to leading order (NLO) as well as the next-to-next-to leading order (NNLO) are obtained. We then make comparisons with exact results.