We obtain pion distribution functions and kaon distribution amplitude and functions based on a bound system in 1 + 1 dimensional QCD. Our pion valence quark distribution functions are comparable to xFitter and JAM, so that behavior of our u-quark distribution functions in the range of medium x to close to x = 1 is close to original E615 results. As an asymptotic limit, an exponent of ( 1 − x ) of our pion distribution functions is 1. In the case of kaon, the ratio of s-quark distribution functions to u-quark distribution functions behaves within 1 σ uncertainty region of the latest JAM results. At the same time, the ratio of kaon u-quark distribution functions to that of pion is comparable to N3 results except the range of x ≥ 0.9 .
KeywordsDistribution AmplitudeDistribution Functions‘tHooft Model
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