Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton

Abstract We investigate six-dimensional quark Wigner distributions of the proton in a light-front quark spectator-diquark model. Benefiting from the light-front boost-invariant longitudinal variable $$\tilde{z}$$ z ~ , these light-front Wigner distributions provide complete information of parton dis...

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Main Authors: Yirui Yang, Tianbo Liu, Bo-Qiang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-05-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14216-8
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description Abstract We investigate six-dimensional quark Wigner distributions of the proton in a light-front quark spectator-diquark model. Benefiting from the light-front boost-invariant longitudinal variable $$\tilde{z}$$ z ~ , these light-front Wigner distributions provide complete information of parton distribution in the phase space and the correlation with spins. At the leading twist, one can define 16 independent distribution functions in according to different combinations of quark and proton polarizations. Numerical results of all these Wigner distributions are presented, unraveling rich structures of the proton, which may potentially provide new observables to be explored at future experiments.
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spelling doaj-art-60013c2fdca74b0f8679451ba1dcd9122025-08-20T02:15:28ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522025-05-0185513910.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14216-8Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the protonYirui Yang0Tianbo Liu1Bo-Qiang Ma2School of Physics, Peking UniversityKey Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE), Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong UniversitySchool of Physics, Peking UniversityAbstract We investigate six-dimensional quark Wigner distributions of the proton in a light-front quark spectator-diquark model. Benefiting from the light-front boost-invariant longitudinal variable $$\tilde{z}$$ z ~ , these light-front Wigner distributions provide complete information of parton distribution in the phase space and the correlation with spins. At the leading twist, one can define 16 independent distribution functions in according to different combinations of quark and proton polarizations. Numerical results of all these Wigner distributions are presented, unraveling rich structures of the proton, which may potentially provide new observables to be explored at future experiments.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14216-8
spellingShingle Yirui Yang
Tianbo Liu
Bo-Qiang Ma
Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
title Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
title_full Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
title_fullStr Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
title_full_unstemmed Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
title_short Six-dimensional light-front Wigner distributions of the proton
title_sort six dimensional light front wigner distributions of the proton
url https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14216-8
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