Abstract
The observed deep inelastic nucleon spin asymmetries and the spin dependent quark distributions break SU(6) spin-flavor symmetry. In quark models two mechanisms for breaking SU(6) symmetry are well known: the hyperfine interaction and the pion cloud of the nucleon. I re-evaluate these mechanisms and show how the breaking of SU(6) in each case affects spin dependent valence quark distributions of the proton. In particular I investigate the properties of these mechanisms in the kinematic region and attempt to test these against known data. Both mechanisms are able to explain the quantitative features of the spin asymmetries.
- Received 19 February 2017
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.114010
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