Spinning protons and gluons in the $\eta'$
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-01-26 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
The proton spin puzzle has inspired a vast programme of experiments and theoretical work challenging our understanding of QCD and its role in the structure of hadrons.The proton's internal spin structure is connected to chiral symmetry and, through gluon degrees of freedom in the flavour singlet channel, to the physics of the meson. Why do quarks contribute just about one third of the proton's spin? Why are mesons and their interactions so sensitive to gluonic degrees of freedom? We review the status of these topics and some key observables for forthcoming experiments.
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@article{arxiv.2401.14017,
title = {Spinning protons and gluons in the $\eta'$},
author = {Steven D. Bass},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.14017},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
14 pages, in memory of Harald Fritzsch, contribution to the WSPC book edited by G. Buchalla, D. L\"ust and Z.-Z. Xing