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Fixed-axis polarization states: covariance and comparisons

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (United States)
  2. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606 (United States)
  3. Centro de Fisica Teorica e de Particulas, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Addressing the recent criticisms of Kvinikhidze and Miller, we prove that the spectator wave functions and currents based on ''fixed-axis'' polarization states (previously introduced by us) are Lorentz covariant, and find an explicit connection between them and conventional direction-dependent polarization states. The discussion shows explicitly how it is possible to construct pure S-wave models of the nucleon.
OSTI ID:
21189863
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 77; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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