Universality of traveling waves with QCD running coupling

Abstract

``Geometric scaling'', i.e. the dependence of DIS cross-sections on the ratio Q/Q_S, where Q_S(Y) is the rapidity-dependent \saturation scale, can be theoretically obtained from universal ``traveling wave'' solutions of the nonlinear Balitsky-Kovchegov (BK) QCD evolution equation at fixed coupling. We examine the similar mean-field predictions beyond leading-logarithmic order, including running QCD coupling.

4 pages, 3 figures,, Invited talk given at the DIS 2007 Conference, Munich, Germany, April 2007; Change of title