Asymptotic freedom effects in ν and ν deep inelastic scattering

We present an analysis of the effects of asymptotic freedom on charged current ν and ν deep inelastic scattering. We consider both the GIM model and the five-quark model with right-handed couplings. We calculate the Q² dependence of the quark distributions as given by asymptotic freedom, and we use these distributions to calculate σ^ν/σ^ν, 〈y〉_ν as well as x and y distributions. We study the effects of asymptotic freedom in charm and b quark production. We also discuss the sensitivity of our results to the shape of the gluon distribution. We emphasize the importance of comparing theory with data excluding low Q² values (say Q² ≥ 2 GeV²) in attempting to resolve the high y anomaly controversy.