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Spatial distribution of angular momentum inside the nucleon

Authors :
Cédric Lorcé
Luca Mantovani
Barbara Pasquini
Source :
Physics Letters B, Vol 776, Iss C, Pp 38-47 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2018.

Abstract

We discuss in detail the spatial distribution of angular momentum inside the nucleon. We show that the discrepancies between different definitions originate from terms that integrate to zero. Even though these terms can safely be dropped at the integrated level, they have to be taken into account when discussing distributions. Using the scalar diquark model, we illustrate our results and, for the first time, check explicitly that the equivalence between kinetic and canonical orbital angular momentum persists at the level of distributions, as expected in a system without gauge degrees of freedom.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03702693 and 18732445
Volume :
776
Issue :
C
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Physics Letters B
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8be52d6bf01490ca9be81721a4ae92d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.11.018