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Spin and Dynamics in Relativistic Quantum Theories

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The role of relativity and dynamics in defining the spin and orbital angular momentum content of hadronic systems is discussed.

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  1. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    W. N. Polyzou

  2. Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany

    W. Glöckle

  3. Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

    H. Witała

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Research supported by the US DOE Office of Science, under Grant Number DE-FG02-86ER40286.

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Polyzou, W.N., Glöckle, W. & Witała, H. Spin and Dynamics in Relativistic Quantum Theories. Few-Body Syst 56, 395–399 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-014-0920-5

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