Valence and sea quarks in the nucleon

TL;DR

This paper explores the spin and flavor structure of the proton, emphasizing the roles of valence and sea quarks within the unquenched quark model framework.

Contribution

It introduces an analysis of valence and sea quark contributions to the nucleon using the unquenched quark model, providing new insights into proton structure.

Findings

Valence quarks dominate proton flavor content

Sea quarks significantly influence proton spin structure

Unquenched quark model effectively describes nucleon properties

Abstract

In this contribution, we discuss the spin and flavor content of the proton in the framework of the unquenched quark model, and address the role of valence and sea quarks in the nucleon.