Generalized parton distributions and the structure of the nucleon

Nov, 2007
62 pages
Published in:
  • Riv.Nuovo Cim. 30 (2007) 9, 387-448
  • Published: Mar 17, 2008
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Generalized parton distributions have been introduced in recent years as a suitable theoretical tool to study the structure of the nucleon. Unifying the concepts of parton distributions and hadronic form factors, they provide a comprehensive framework for describing the quark and gluon structure of the nucleon. In this review their formal properties and modeling are discussed, summarizing the most recent developments in the phenomenological description of these functions. The status of available data is also presented.
  • 13.60.-r
  • 12.39.-x
  • 12.38.-t
  • PACS 12.38.-t–Quantum chromodynamics
  • PACS 12.39.-x–Phenomenological quark models
  • PACS 13.60.-r–Photon and charged-lepton interactions with hadrons