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Composite structure of the nucleon

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The nonlinear σ-model with vector mesons introduced as gauge bosons and an interacting chiral quark sector depicts the nucleon as a topological soliton embedded in a chiral condensate. High-energy elastic pp and ¯pp scattering data from CERN ISR and SPS Collider appear to provide strong evidence in favor of this nucleon structure.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, 06269, Storrs, Connecticut

    M. M. Islam

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Dedicated to Fritz Rohrlich for his lifelong devotion to physics.

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Islam, M.M. Composite structure of the nucleon. Found Phys 24, 419–425 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02058101

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