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Gluon generalized parton distributions and angular momentum in a light-cone spectator model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-02-10 v2

Abstract

We study the leading twist gluon generalized parton distributions (GPDs) and the gluon angular momentum inside the proton within a light-cone spectator model. Using the light-cone wave functions derived from the model, we provide the expressions of these distributions at the particular kinematical point ξ=0\xi=0 in the overlap representation. The numerical results of the HgH^g, EgE^g, H~g\tilde{H}^g, HTgH_T^g and ETgE_T^g as functions of xx at different ΔT\Delta_T are presented. Particularly, HgH^g, H~g\tilde{H}^g at non-zero ΔT\Delta_T are different from their forward counterparts, the unpolarized distribution f1gf_1^g and the helicity distribution g1gg_1^g, respectively. We also obtain the total angular momentum of the gluon contributed to the proton spin Jg=0.19J^g=0.19, which is consistent with the recent lattice calculation after the uncertainties is considered. The kinetic orbital angular momentum is also calculated and is negative in our model.

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@article{arxiv.2301.09081,
  title  = {Gluon generalized parton distributions and angular momentum in a light-cone spectator model},
  author = {Chentao Tan and Zhun Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09081},
  year   = {2023}
}

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typos corrected, references added

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