Published February 26, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Quark orbital angular momentum in the Wandzura-Wilczek approximation

Description

We show that quark orbital angular momentum is directly related to off-forward correlation functions which include intrinsic transverse momentum corresponding to a derivative with respect to the transverse coordinates. Its possible contribution to scattering processes is therefore of higher twist and vanishes in the forward limit. The relation of OAM to other twist 2 and 3 distributions known in the literature is derived and formalized by an unintegrated sum rule

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2003.11.076;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ph/0310136v2;
PII
S0370269303019099;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
582
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 55-63
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37108817
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; COORDINATES; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; QUARKS; SCATTERING; SUM RULES; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CALCULATION METHODS; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MOMENTUM

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Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.