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E. Leader, C. Lorce

2013.9.17PHYSICS OF PARTICLES AND NUCLEI

DOI: 10.1134/s1063779613060142

Abstract

A controversy has arisen as to how to define quark and gluon angular momentum, important in understanding the internal structure of the nucleon. For a review of the controversy, see [1]. I survey some of the ideas put forward and try to assess their physical implications.

Citation format

LEADER, E.; LORCE, C. The angular momentum controversy: What's it all about and does it matter? [preprint]. arXiv, 2013. arXiv:1309.4235.