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Area of Science:

  • Nuclear Physics
  • Particle Physics
  • Quantum Chromodynamics

Background:

  • Single-spin asymmetries in deep-inelastic scattering provide crucial information about hadron structure.
  • The Sivers asymmetry, a key observable, requires a fundamental understanding at the quark level within Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To perform a lattice QCD calculation of the spatial distribution of color-Lorentz forces acting on a struck quark within a proton.
  • To provide a novel perspective on the Sivers asymmetry by analyzing these force distributions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing lattice QCD, a first-principles computational approach to QCD.
  • Calculating the spatial distribution of the color-Lorentz force experienced by a quark inside a proton.

Main Results:

  • Determined a spin-independent confining force component.
  • Identified spin-dependent force distributions with local forces around 3 GeV/fm.
  • These force maps offer a new way to visualize interactions within the proton.

Conclusions:

  • The calculated force distributions provide a complementary picture to existing studies of the Sivers asymmetry.
  • This work contributes to the non-perturbative understanding of hadron structure and spin phenomena in QCD.