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The Spin Structure of the Nucleon

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-06-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

This article reviews our present understanding of QCD spin physics: the proton spin puzzle and new developments aimed at understanding the transverse structure of the nucleon. We discuss present experimental investigations of the nucleon's internal spin structure, the theoretical interpretation of the different measurements and the open questions and challenges for future investigation.

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@article{arxiv.1209.2803,
  title  = {The Spin Structure of the Nucleon},
  author = {Christine A. Aidala and Steven D. Bass and Delia Hasch and Gerhard K. Mallot},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.2803},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Review, 43 pages, 23 figures, to appear in Reviews of Modern Physics

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