Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the effects of the quantity σTS on the spin structure functions of nucleons in the resonance region. The Schwinger sum rule for the spin structure function g2(x, Q2 at the real photon limit is derived for the nucleon treated as a composite system, and it provides a crucial constraint on the longitudinal transition operator which has not been treated consistently in the literature. The longitudinal amplitude S12 is evaluated in the quark model with the transition operator that generates the Schwinger sum rule. The numerical results of the quantity σTS are presented for both spin structure functions g1(x, Q2) and g2(x, Q2) in the resonance region. Our results show that this quantity plays an important role in the low Q2 region, which can be tested in future experiments at CEBAF.
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