On the phenomenological analyses of \(s\)-\({\bar s}\) asymmetry in the nucleon sea

Two phenomenological models which give opposite predictions for the \(s\)-\({\bar s}\) asymmetry in the nucleon sea are re-analyzed carefully. It is pointed out that although the quantitative results in both models depend dramatically on the parameters, the predictions for the shape of \(s(x)-{\bar...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2000-01
Main Authors: Fu-Guang Cao, Signal, A I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymmetry
Baryons
Mathematical models
Parameters
Variations
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Summary:Two phenomenological models which give opposite predictions for the \(s\)-\({\bar s}\) asymmetry in the nucleon sea are re-analyzed carefully. It is pointed out that although the quantitative results in both models depend dramatically on the parameters, the predictions for the shape of \(s(x)-{\bar s}(x)\) in the two models are parameter independent and opposite. Thereby the coming experiments are likely to be able to distinguish the two models. We find that the reason for the two models giving opposite predictions is that the fluctuation functions and parametrizations for the strange (anti-strange) quark distribution in the baryon (meson) in the two models are quite different. To further investigate these models, we use the same parametrizations for the strange (anti-strange) distributions of the baryon (meson) in the two models. We find that one of the models depends strongly on the parameter which controls the behavior of the meson-baryon fluctuation function. Also the two models agree on the shape and size of \(s\)-\({\bar s}\) for some values of the model parameters, but can disagree strongly for others.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.9907297