Generalized parton distributions of nuclei
arXiv:0907.4124 · doi:10.1063/1.3293947
Abstract
We review recent theoretical results on generalized parton distributions (GPDs) of nuclei, emphasizing the following three roles of nuclear GPDs: (i) complementarity to free proton GPDs, (ii) the enhancement of traditional nuclear effects such as nuclear binding, EMC effect, nuclear shadowing, and (iii) an access to novel nuclear effects such as medium modifications of bound nucleons.
5 pages, 2 figures. Revised version contains additional references. Presented at CIPANP 2009: 10th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, La Jolla, California, May 26-31, 2009