A sign change of the moment at $n=0$ of the polarized structure function $g_1^p$

Abstract

The sum rule for the structure function $g_1^p$ which is related to the cross section of the photo-production is used to show that a sign change of the integral corresponding to the appropriately defined moment at $n=0$ where the integral is cut at the point $x=x_c(Q^2)$ occurs at very small $Q^2$ near $Q^2\sim 0.09$(GeV/c)${}^2$ and $x_c\sim 0.024$. This fact shows that the origin of the sign difference between the Ellis-Jaffe sum rule and the Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov sum rule lies in the rapid change of the elastic contribution at low $Q^2$ which is compensated by the inelastic contribution to satisfy the sum rule at $n=0$. Hence it occurs at very small $Q^2$.

Eq.(14) is corrected. Though the effect of this correction is very small,Figs.1 and 2 are replaced

References in corpus (2)

• The Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule and the Spin Structure of the Nucleon
• Spin Response of the Nucleon in the Resonance Region

Cited by in corpus (2)

• The sum rules for the spin dependent structure functions $g_1$ in the isovector reaction
• The sum rule for the polarized structure function $g_2$ corresponding to the moment at $n=0$