Drell–Hearn–Gerasimov sum rule

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The Drell–Hearn–Gerasimov sum rule is a fundamental relation in quantum field theory and nuclear physics that connects a particle’s anomalous magnetic moment to an energy-weighted integral over its spin-dependent photoabsorption cross sections.

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instanceOf physical law
relation in quantum field theory
sum rule
alternativeName Gerasimov–Drell–Hearn sum rule NERFINISHED
appliesTo electromagnetic interactions
neutron
nucleons
proton
spin-1/2 particles
assumes absence of subtractions in the relevant dispersion relation
analyticity of scattering amplitudes
category nucleon structure
sum rules in quantum field theory
concerns forward spin-dependent Compton scattering amplitude
connects anomalous magnetic moment of a particle
spin-dependent photoabsorption cross sections
dependsOn anomalous magnetic moment squared
describes link between static electromagnetic properties and dynamical photoabsorption processes
energyIntegrationRange photon energy from threshold to infinity
field hadronic physics
nuclear physics
quantum field theory
involves difference of cross sections for parallel and antiparallel photon–target helicities
energy-weighted integral over photon energy
helicity-dependent photoabsorption cross sections
isBasedOn Lorentz invariance
causality
dispersion relations
low-energy theorems for Compton scattering
unitarity
isGeneralizedTo generalized GDH sum rule at finite momentum transfer
isRelatedTo Bjorken sum rule NERFINISHED
Burkhardt–Cottingham sum rule NERFINISHED
isTestedAt ELSA accelerator NERFINISHED
JLab (Jefferson Lab) NERFINISHED
MAMI accelerator NERFINISHED
namedAfter Alan C. Hearn NERFINISHED
Sergei B. Gerasimov NERFINISHED
Sidney Drell NERFINISHED
relates anomalous magnetic moment to an energy-weighted integral over spin-dependent photoabsorption cross sections
relatesTo real photon absorption
requires knowledge of spin-dependent photoabsorption cross sections over a wide energy range
tests consistency of quantum chromodynamics at low energies
spin structure of the nucleon
usedFor determining constraints on nucleon resonance contributions
testing dispersion relation techniques in hadronic physics
yearProposed 1965

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Sidney Drell notableWork Drell–Hearn–Gerasimov sum rule