On the Theoretical Analysis of the Small $x$ Data in Recent HERA Papers

Abstract

A number of internal inconsistencies, misleading conclusions and lack of completeness in the analyses of the small $x$ deep inelastic data in recent papers of HERA physicists, particularly in a very recent one by the H1 collaboration are pointed out. It is also shown that, when an analysis without prejudice is carried over, the situation is very different from the one claimed there in what respects checks of theoretical expectations.