Scheme Independence of $g_1^p(x,Q^2)$

Abstract

We work with two general factorization schemes in order to explore the consequences of imposing scheme independence on $g_1^p(x,Q^2)$. We see that although the light quark sector is indifferent to the choice of a particular scheme, the extension of the calculations to the heavy quark sector indicates that a scheme like the $\overline{MS}$ is preferable.

11 pages, 2 figures. To appear in the Brief Reports of Phys. Rev. D

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