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Thermodynamical model for proton spin

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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The spin content of the proton, is studied in the thermodynamical model of a nucleon. In this study, the different ingredients and their contributions to the spin are studied. The chemical potentials of constituent quarks, spin contributions coming from valence quarks and asymmetries are calculated and compared with the available data. We find that this statistical model with number conservation of valence quarks reproduces the naive quark model prediction for the spin content of the proton.

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  1. Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Guindy Campus, 600 025, Madras, India

    K. Ganesamurthy & V. Devanathan

  2. Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, 600 025, Madras, India

    M. Rajasekaran

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Ganesamurthy, K., Devanathan, V. & Rajasekaran, M. Thermodynamical model for proton spin. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 52, 589–592 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562333

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