NOVEL QUARK FRAGMENTATION FUNCTIONS AND THE NUCLEONS TRANSVERSITY DISTRIBUTION

Authors
JAFFE RL JI XD
Citation
Rl. Jaffe et Xd. Ji, NOVEL QUARK FRAGMENTATION FUNCTIONS AND THE NUCLEONS TRANSVERSITY DISTRIBUTION, Physical review letters, 71(16), 1993, pp. 2547-2550
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
71
Issue
16
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2547 - 2550
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1993)71:16<2547:NQFFAT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We define twist-two and twist-three quark fragmentation functions in q uantum chromodynamics and study their physical implications. Using thi s formalism we show how the nucleon's transversity distribution can be measured in single pion inclusive electroproduction.