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Title: Positivity bounds for Sivers functions

Journal Article · · Physics Letters B
OSTI ID:1025472

We generalize a positivity constraint derived initially for parity-conserving processes to the parity-violating ones, and use it to derive non-trivial bounds on several Sivers functions, entering in the theoretical description of single spin asymmetry for various processes.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). RIKEN Research Center
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1025472
Report Number(s):
BNL-95356-2011-JA; R&D Project: PO-3; TRN: US1104901
Journal Information:
Physics Letters B, Vol. 695, Issue 1-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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