International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2569

Full Length Research Paper

Deep inelastic processes and the equations of motion

E. Di Salvo
Dipartimento di Fisica and I.N.F.N. - Sez. Genova, Via Dodecaneso, 33-16146 Genova,Italy. 
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 December 2010
  •  Published: 02 February 2012

Abstract

We show that the Politzer theorem on the equations of motion implies approximateconstraints on the quark correlator. These, in turn, restrict considerably, for sufficientlylarge Q2, the number of independent distribution functions that characterize the internalstructure of the nucleon, and of independent fragmentation functions. This result leadsus to suggesting an alternative method for determining transversity. Moreover, ourapproach implies predictions on the Q2 -dependence of some azimuthal asymmetries,like Sivers, Qiu-Sterman and Collins asymmetry. Lastly, we discuss some implicationson the Burkhardt-Cottingham sum rule.

 

Key words: Equations of motion, deep inelastic.