Proton spin content from skyrmions

G. Kälbermann*, J. M. Eisenberg, Andreas Schäfer

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Abstract

It is well known that in lowest order the skyrmion model of the nucleon gives vanishing spin content. With new data indicating a proton spin content Δ∑ = 0.22 ± 0.14, it is an increasing challenge to find ways in which the skyrmion can move away from the null result. We show here that a particular term in the skyrmion lagrangian in SU (3) involving six derivatives of the field can, with plausible parameters, yield a spin content consistent with present experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-214
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume339
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 1994

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