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Title: Colloquium: Gravitational form factors of the proton

Journal Article · · Reviews of Modern Physics
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  1. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  2. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); Center of Nuclear Femtography, Newport News, VA (United States)
  3. École polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau (France)
  4. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

The physics of the gravitational form factors of the proton, as well as their understanding within quantum chromodynamics, has advanced significantly in the past two decades through both theory and experiment. Here, this Colloquium provides an overview of this progress, highlights the physical insights unveiled by studies of gravitational form factors, and reviews their interpretation in terms of the mechanical properties of the proton.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Temple University-Of The CommonWealth System Of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Carl G. and Shirley Sontheimer Research Fund; NEC Corporation; National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); Nuclear Physics; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177; SC0011090; SC0021006; SC0023646
OSTI ID:
2998045
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/23177--5784; JLAB-PHY--23-3774; arXiv:2303.08347
Journal Information:
Reviews of Modern Physics, Journal Name: Reviews of Modern Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 95; ISSN 0034-6861; ISSN 1539-0756
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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