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The Origin of the Nucleon Mass

  • Université Paris-Saclay

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Abstract

It is often claimed that 98% of the nucleon mass is generated by quantum chromodynamics. The decomposition of the nucleon mass based on the trace of the energy-momentum tensor suggests that gluons play by far a dominant role. About 25 years ago, Ji proposed another decomposition based on the energy component of the energy-momentum tensor, leading to a quite different picture. Recently, we critically revisited these decompositions and argued that both overlooked pressure effects. In particular we showed that Ji’s decomposition, although mathematically correct, makes little sense from a physical point of view. We identify the proper mass decomposition along with a balance equation for the pressure forces.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Progress in Few-Body Physics - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, FB22 2018
EditorsN.A. Orr, F.M. Marqués, M. Ploszajczak, J. Carbonell
PublisherSpringer
Pages635-641
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783030323561
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, FB22 2018 - Caen, France
Duration: 9 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume238
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, FB22 2018
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityCaen
Period9/07/1813/07/18

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