Published April 1, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Axial baryonic charge and the spin content of the nucleon: A lattice investigation

  • 1. Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld (Germany)
  • 2. Gruppe Theorie der Elementarteilchen, Hoechstleistungsrechenzentrum HLRZ, c/o KFA, Postfach 1913, D-52425 Juelich (Germany)
  • 3. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, RWTH Aachen, Sommerfeldstrasse, D-52056 Aachen (Germany)
  • 4. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg (Germany)

Description

The axial baryonic charge of the nucleon, ΔΣ, which measures the quark fraction of the nucleon spin, is computed in lattice QCD with dynamical staggered fermions. We obtain the value ΔΣ=0.18±0.02. This suggests that the quark spin is responsible for very little of the nucleon spin

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. R3087-R3090.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ