The polarized Bjorken sum rule analysis: revised

Abstract

We present progress in the QCD analysis of the Bjorken sum rule at low momentum transfers. We study asymptotic structure of the perturbative QCD expansion at low $Q^2$ scales based on analysis of recent accurate data on the Bjorken sum rule and available now four-loop expression for the coefficient-function $C_{Bj}(Q^2)$. We demonstrate that the standard perturbative series for $C_{Bj}(Q^2)$ gives a hint to its asymptotic nature manifesting itself in the region $Q^2 \lesssim 1$ GeV$^2$. It is confirmed by the considered integral model for the perturbative QCD correction. We extract a value of higher-twist $\mu_4$ coefficient and study the interplay between higher orders and higher-twist contributions. Results of other approaches to the description of Bjorken sum rule data are discussed.