A Relativistic Approach to Deep Inelastic Scattering on the Deuteron

Abstract

A covariant field theoretical approach to deep inelastic scattering on the deuteron is presented. The deuteron structure function is calculated in terms of the Bethe-Salpeter amplitude. Numerical calculations for the nucleon contribution are made with a realistic model of the $NN$-interaction, including $π$-, $ρ$-, $ω$-, $η$-, $δ$- and $σ$-mesons, and results are compared with previous non-relativistic calculations.

10 pages (LaTeX), the figures are available in hard copies or postscript files from the author upon request Preprint Alberta Thy 21-94