Computational modeling of the Balitsky–Kovchegov equation and its numerical solution using hybrid B-spline collocation technique

Abstract

The dynamics of high-energy scattering of hadrons are governed by Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). In the parton model of QCD, scattering can be represented as a kind of reaction–diffusion process and consequently can be included in the category of the Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrovsky–Piscounov (FKPP) equation. We perform a numerical study in the mean-field approximation of QCD evolution given by the Balitsky–Kovchegov (BK) equation, using the hybrid B-spline (HB-spline) collocation technique. The Rubin–Graves type linearization process is used to linearize the nonlinear terms. The accuracy and efficiency of the method are checked by taking numerical examples. It is noticed that the present method gives more accurate results than existing methods. The von Neumann stability analysis is also discussed for the discretized system of the BK equation.

Keywords

• Balitsky–Kovchegov equation
• HB-spline basis functions
• Rubin–Graves type linearization technique
• Collocation technique
• Stability analysis