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The kinematics used in computing deeply virtual Compton scattering makes a significant difference in terms of the widely used reduced operators that define generalized parton distributions. We analyze this difference at tree-level.
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Bakker, B.L.G., Ji, CR. Kinematical Issues in the GPD Formulation of DVCS. Few-Body Syst 52, 285–290 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-012-0319-0
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