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The case for an EIC Theory Alliance: Theoretical Challenges of the EIC

Raktim Abir·Igor Akushevich·Tolga Altinoluk·Daniele Paolo Anderle·Fatma P. Aslan·Alessandro Bacchetta·Baha Balantekin·Joao Barata·Marco Battaglieri·Carlos A. Bertulani·Guillaume Beuf·Chiara Bissolotti·Daniël Boer·M. Boglione·Radja Boughezal·Eric Braaten·Nora Brambilla·Vladimir Braun·Duane Byer·Francesco Giovanni Celiberto·Yang-Ting Chien·Ian C. Cloët·Martha Constantinou·Wim Cosyn·Aurore Courtoy·Alexander Czajka·Umberto D'Alesio·Giuseppe Bozzi·Igor Danilkin·Debasish Das·Daniel de Florian·Andrea Delgado·J. P. B. C. de Melo·William Detmold·Michael Döring·Adrian Dumitru·Miguel G. Echevarria·Robert Edwards·Gernot Eichmann·Bruno El-Bennich·Michael Engelhardt·Cesar Fernandez-Ramirez·Christian Fischer·Geofrey Fox·Adam Freese·Leonard Gamberg·Maria Vittoria Garzelli·Francesco Giacosa·Gustavo Gil da Silveira·Derek Glazier·Victor P. Goncalves·Silas Grossberndt·Feng-Kun Guo·Rajan Gupta·Yoshitaka Hatta·Martin Hentschinski·Astrid Hiller Blin·Timothy Hobbs·Alexander Ilyichev·Jamal Jalilian-Marian·Chueng-Ryong Ji·Shuo Jia·Zhong-Bo Kang·Bishnu Karki·Weiyao Ke·Vladimir Khachatryan·Dmitri Kharzeev·Spencer R. Klein·Vladimir Korepin·Yuri Kovchegov·Brandon Kriesten·Shunzo Kumano·Wai Kin Lai·Richard Lebed·Christopher Lee·Kyle Lee·Hai Tao Li·Jifeng Liao·Huey-Wen Lin·Keh-Fei Liu·Simonetta Liuti·Cédric Lorcé·Magno V. T. Machado·Heikki Mantysaari·Vincent Mathieu·Nilmani Mathur·Yacine Mehtar-Tani·Wally Melnitchouk·Emanuele Mereghetti·Andreas Metz·Johannes K. L. Michel·Gerald Miller·Hamlet Mkrtchyan·Asmita Mukherjee·Swagato Mukherjee·Piet Mulders·Stéphane Munier·Francesco Murgia·P. M. Nadolsky·John W Negele
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Abstract

We outline the physics opportunities provided by the Electron Ion Collider (EIC). These include the study of the parton structure of the nucleon and nuclei, the onset of gluon saturation, the production of jets and heavy flavor, hadron spectroscopy and tests of fundamental symmetries. We review the present status and future challenges in EIC theory that have to be addressed in order to realize this ambitious and impactful physics program, including how to engage a diverse and inclusive workforce. In order to address these many-fold challenges, we propose a coordinated effort involving theory groups with differing expertise is needed. We discuss the scientific goals and scope of such an EIC Theory Alliance.

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Raktim Abir, Igor Akushevich, Tolga Altinoluk, Daniele Paolo Anderle, Fatma P. Aslan, Alessandro Bacchetta, Baha Balantekin, Joao Barata, Marco Battaglieri, Carlos A. Bertulani, Guillaume Beuf, Chiara Bissolotti, Daniël Boer, M. Boglione, Radja Boughezal, Eric Braaten, Nora Brambilla, Vladimir Braun, Duane Byer, Francesco Giovanni Celiberto, Yang-Ting Chien, Ian C. Cloët, Martha Constantinou, Wim Cosyn, Aurore Courtoy, Alexander Czajka, Umberto D'Alesio, Giuseppe Bozzi, Igor Danilkin, Debasish Das, Daniel de Florian, Andrea Delgado, J. P. B. C. de Melo, William Detmold, Michael Döring, Adrian Dumitru, Miguel G. Echevarria, Robert Edwards, Gernot Eichmann, Bruno El-Bennich, Michael Engelhardt, Cesar Fernandez-Ramirez, Christian Fischer, Geofrey Fox, Adam Freese, Leonard Gamberg, Maria Vittoria Garzelli, Francesco Giacosa, Gustavo Gil da Silveira, Derek Glazier, Victor P. Goncalves, Silas Grossberndt, Feng-Kun Guo, Rajan Gupta, Yoshitaka Hatta, Martin Hentschinski, Astrid Hiller Blin, Timothy Hobbs, Alexander Ilyichev, Jamal Jalilian-Marian, Chueng-Ryong Ji, Shuo Jia, Zhong-Bo Kang, Bishnu Karki, Weiyao Ke, Vladimir Khachatryan, Dmitri Kharzeev, Spencer R. Klein, Vladimir Korepin, Yuri Kovchegov, Brandon Kriesten, Shunzo Kumano, Wai Kin Lai, Richard Lebed, Christopher Lee, Kyle Lee, Hai Tao Li, Jifeng Liao, Huey-Wen Lin, Keh-Fei Liu, Simonetta Liuti, Cédric Lorcé, Magno V. T. Machado, Heikki Mantysaari, Vincent Mathieu, Nilmani Mathur, Yacine Mehtar-Tani, Wally Melnitchouk, Emanuele Mereghetti, Andreas Metz, Johannes K. L. Michel, Gerald Miller, Hamlet Mkrtchyan, Asmita Mukherjee, Swagato Mukherjee, Piet Mulders, Stéphane Munier, Francesco Murgia, P. M. Nadolsky, John W Negele. 2023-05-23. The case for an EIC Theory Alliance: Theoretical Challenges of the EIC. https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14572

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