1110.6516 (P. M. Zhang et al.)

On gauge invariant nucleon spin decomposition    [PDF]

P. M. Zhang, D. G. Pak

A non-uniqueness problem of gauge invariant separation of quark and gluon contributions to nucleon spin is considered. We show that there is a wide number of gauge invariant spin decompositions each of them reduces to the canonical one in a special gauge. A class of physical gauge equivalent nucleon spin decompositions is selected by requirements of consistence with helicity notion described within E(2) little group representation theory and with gluon helicity \Delta g measured in experiment.

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