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Spin-orbit correlation and spatial distributions for spin-0 hadrons

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-04-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The spin-orbit correlation in spin-0 hadrons can be investigated through the kinetic energy-momentum tensor form factor F~q(t)\tilde F^q(t). We observe that the latter is also related to a torque about the radial direction, which we interpret as a chiral stress. If we neglect the quark mass contribution, then F~q(t)\tilde F^q(t) is simply proportional to the electromagnetic form factor for spin-0 hadrons, and the spin-orbit correlation is equal to minus half of the valence quark number. Given the extensive studies on the electromagnetic form factor for spin-0 hadrons such as pions, kaons, and the α\alpha particle, we present the spatial distributions of chiral stress and kinetic spin-orbit correlation based on current parametrizations of the pion electromagnetic form factor.

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@article{arxiv.2501.05092,
  title  = {Spin-orbit correlation and spatial distributions for spin-0 hadrons},
  author = {Cédric Lorcé and Qin-Tao Song},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.05092},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures

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