A Guide to Light-Cone PDFs from Lattice QCD: An Overview of Approaches, Techniques, and Results

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The blue error band includes statistical errors and some of the systematic uncertainties. Source: [<a href="/journals/ahep/2019/3036904/#B49">49</a>] (arXiv), reprinted with permission by the Authors.</p>

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Figure 27: A Guide to Light-Cone PDFs from Lattice QCD: An Overview of Approaches, Techniques, and Results 