2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/220054In the framework of the k_t-factorization approach, the production of $Υmesons at the Fermilab Tevatron and CERN LHC is considered, and the predictions on the spin alignment parameter $α$ are presented. We argue that measuring the polarization of quarkonium states can serve as a crucial test discriminating two competing theoretical approaches to parton dynamics in QCD.8 pages, 2 figuresHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyUpsilonium polarization as a touchstone in understanding the proton dynamics in QCDtext