Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: We study the most general, relativistic, constituent $q\overline{q}$ meson wave function within a new covariant framework. We find that by including a tensor wave function component, a pure valence quark model is now capable of reproducing not only all static pion data (${f}_{\ensuremath{\pi}},〈{r}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{2}〉$) but also the distribution amplitude, form factor [${F}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}({Q}^{2})$], and structure functions. Further, our generalized spin wave function provides a much better detailed description of meson properties than models using a simple relativistic extension of the $S=L=0$ nonrelativistic wave function.
Institution: North Carolina State University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2048927131