Strangeness and Charge Symmetry Violation in Nucleon Structure

• Main Author: Shanahan, Phiala Elisabeth (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

This thesis discusses two key topics: strangeness and charge symmetry violation (CSV) in the nucleon. It also provides a pedagogical introduction to chiral effective field theory tailored to the high-precision era of lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Because the nucleon has zero net strangeness,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Quantum Chromodynamics
• Chiral Perturbation Theory
• Octet Baryon Mass Splittings
• Sigma Commutators
• Parton Distribution Moments
• Electromagnetic Form Factors
• Summary and Outlook.