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arxiv: 2604.26306 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-29 · ✦ hep-ph

Light sea-quark flavor asymmetry and angular momentum of the nucleon in a scalar-vector spectator model

Parashmani Thakuria , Madhurjya Lalung , Jayanta Kumar Sarma This is my paper

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keywords sea-quark asymmetryspectator modellight-frontgeneralized parton distributionsangular momentumnucleon structureE906 experimentSeaQuest
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The pith

A light-front spectator model predicts sustained anti-down quark enhancement at high x matching E906 data.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper constructs a model of the proton as an active sea antiquark paired with a composite scalar-vector spectator. A spatial profile drawn from soft-wall AdS/QCD is used to set initial parameters at 1 GeV squared by fitting to CT18NNLO parton data and Bacchetta-Radici extractions. These parameters are then evolved with standard DGLAP equations to scales as high as 100 GeV squared. At the SeaQuest scale the model yields a sea-quark flavor asymmetry with a persistent d-bar excess at large momentum fraction, in close agreement with E906 measurements. The same framework supplies leading chiral-even generalized parton distributions from which the total angular momentum carried by sea quarks is extracted and compared with prior results.

Core claim

In this spectator model the proton is represented as an active sea antiquark plus a composite scalar-vector spectator. The soft-wall AdS/QCD profile supplies the transverse-momentum dependence. After fitting at an initial scale of 1 GeV squared and evolving, the sea-quark asymmetry exhibits a sustained d-bar enhancement at high x that agrees with recent E906 data at the SeaQuest scale. The leading chiral-even GPDs are computed and used to evaluate the total angular momentum carried by the sea quarks, yielding values consistent with established results.

What carries the argument

Light-front spectator model in which the proton is an active sea antiquark paired with a composite scalar-vector spectator, with transverse dependence fixed by a soft-wall AdS/QCD spatial profile.

If this is right

  • The sea-quark asymmetry remains enhanced at high x after evolution to 100 GeV squared.
  • Leading chiral-even GPDs are obtained at multiple scales for the sea sector.
  • Sea quarks carry a definite fraction of the nucleon's total angular momentum that can be compared with other calculations.
  • Parameters fixed at the initial scale suffice for predictions across the SeaQuest kinematic range.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The model offers a route to separate sea and valence contributions to the nucleon spin without invoking additional dynamical assumptions.
  • If the asymmetry prediction holds, future Drell-Yan experiments at higher energies could test the evolved high-x tail directly.
  • The composite spectator degree of freedom may be adaptable to studies of other flavor asymmetries such as strange-quark distributions.
  • Agreement at the SeaQuest scale suggests the approach could be extended to polarized distributions while retaining the same spatial profile.

Load-bearing premise

The assumption that the soft-wall AdS/QCD profile together with the composite spectator correctly reproduces sea antiquark distributions and that standard DGLAP evolution can be applied without extra model-dependent corrections.

What would settle it

A precision measurement of the d-bar minus u-bar asymmetry at x greater than 0.3 and Q squared around 25 GeV squared that falls significantly below the model's evolved prediction.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.26306 by Jayanta Kumar Sarma, Madhurjya Lalung, Parashmani Thakuria.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. The unpolarized sea-quark PDFs in the proton fitted to CT18NNLO data [ view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Evolution of unpolarized PDF in this model for view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Evolution of unpolarized PDF in this model for view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4 view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Scale dependence of the parameters in the range view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. The light sea-quark flavor asymmetry at view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. The chiral even generalized parton distributions, view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. Generalized angular momentum form factor view at source ↗
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We present a light-front spectator model that describes the proton as an active sea antiquark paired with a composite scalar-vector spectator. Using a spatial profile based on soft-wall AdS/QCD, we fit our initial parameters to CT18NNLO data and Bacchetta-Radici extractions at an initial scale of $\mu_0^2=1.0~\text{GeV}^2$. By allowing these parameters to evolve dynamically, we extend our distributions up to $\mu^2=100~\text{GeV}^2$. We specifically calculate the sea-quark asymmetry at the SeaQuest scale, predicting a sustained $\bar{d}$ enhancement at high $x$ that is in excellent agreement with recent E906 measurements. Additionally, we calculate the leading chiral-even generalized parton distributions (GPDs) and evaluate the total angular momentum carried by the sea quarks, comparing our findings with established results.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper introduces a light-front spectator model for the proton in which an active sea antiquark is paired with a composite scalar-vector spectator. A soft-wall AdS/QCD spatial profile is used for the light-front wave function; the (few) free parameters are fitted to CT18NNLO PDFs and Bacchetta-Radici extractions at the initial scale μ₀² = 1 GeV². Standard leading-order DGLAP evolution is then applied up to μ² = 100 GeV². The central results are the sea-quark flavor asymmetry (claiming excellent agreement with E906/SeaQuest data at high x) together with the leading chiral-even GPDs and the total angular momentum carried by the sea quarks.

Significance. If the model assumptions are valid, the calculation supplies a concrete realization of sea-quark distributions that can be evolved consistently with global fits and yields a high-x d-bar enhancement compatible with recent SeaQuest data. The additional evaluation of sea-quark angular momentum contributes to the ongoing discussion of the nucleon spin sum rule. The work is technically straightforward and employs standard tools of the field, but its significance is tempered by the fact that the high-x behavior is largely fixed by the chosen functional form and the initial-scale fit rather than by an independent dynamical mechanism.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and sea-asymmetry results] Abstract and the sea-asymmetry results section: the headline claim of a 'prediction' of sustained d-bar enhancement 'in excellent agreement with recent E906 measurements' is obtained by fitting the model parameters directly to CT18NNLO parton data at μ₀² = 1 GeV² and then evolving with unmodified LO DGLAP kernels. Because the soft-wall profile fixes the large-x tail by construction, the post-evolution asymmetry is largely an extrapolation from the same data family; the manuscript should quantify how much of the reported agreement is independent of the input fit and should present the evolved distributions with uncertainty bands propagated from the initial-scale parameters.
  2. [Model construction and evolution] Section on model construction and evolution: the assumption that a composite scalar-vector spectator plus soft-wall AdS/QCD profile requires no higher-twist corrections or model-specific modifications to the DGLAP kernels at the low starting scale is load-bearing for the high-x claim. No explicit test of this assumption (e.g., comparison with higher-order evolution or inclusion of higher-twist terms) is provided; a brief sensitivity study or justification would strengthen the central numerical result.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The phrase 'allowing these parameters to evolve dynamically' in the abstract is imprecise; the evolution is standard DGLAP and the parameters themselves are fixed at the initial scale. Clarify the wording.
  2. [GPD and angular-momentum section] The manuscript should state explicitly whether the GPD calculations are performed at the initial scale or after evolution, and should compare the sea-quark angular momentum result with at least one other recent extraction (e.g., from lattice QCD or global GPD fits) beyond the 'established results' mentioned.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment point by point below, indicating the revisions we will incorporate to improve clarity and robustness.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and sea-asymmetry results] Abstract and the sea-asymmetry results section: the headline claim of a 'prediction' of sustained d-bar enhancement 'in excellent agreement with recent E906 measurements' is obtained by fitting the model parameters directly to CT18NNLO parton data at μ₀² = 1 GeV² and then evolving with unmodified LO DGLAP kernels. Because the soft-wall profile fixes the large-x tail by construction, the post-evolution asymmetry is largely an extrapolation from the same data family; the manuscript should quantify how much of the reported agreement is independent of the input fit and should present the evolved distributions with uncertainty bands propagated from the initial-scale parameters.

    Authors: We agree that the model parameters are fitted to CT18NNLO PDFs (and Bacchetta-Radici extractions) at the initial scale μ₀² = 1 GeV², and that the soft-wall AdS/QCD profile determines the functional form of the light-front wave functions, including the large-x behavior. The term 'prediction' in the abstract refers to the model's output for the sea asymmetry after LO DGLAP evolution to the SeaQuest scale, which is not directly constrained by the E906 data. The high-x d-bar enhancement emerges from the spectator model dynamics combined with evolution. To address the concern about independence from the input fit, we will add a dedicated paragraph quantifying the sensitivity of the evolved asymmetry to variations in the fitted parameters (within their uncertainties from the initial-scale fit). We will also propagate these uncertainties to produce error bands on the evolved sea-quark distributions and asymmetry plots in the revised manuscript. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Model construction and evolution] Section on model construction and evolution: the assumption that a composite scalar-vector spectator plus soft-wall AdS/QCD profile requires no higher-twist corrections or model-specific modifications to the DGLAP kernels at the low starting scale is load-bearing for the high-x claim. No explicit test of this assumption (e.g., comparison with higher-order evolution or inclusion of higher-twist terms) is provided; a brief sensitivity study or justification would strengthen the central numerical result.

    Authors: The choice of unmodified LO DGLAP evolution from μ₀² = 1 GeV² follows standard practice in light-front spectator models, where the initial scale is chosen such that higher-twist contributions are expected to be small for the valence and sea distributions considered. The soft-wall profile is motivated by AdS/QCD to reproduce the correct Regge behavior and power-law falloff. We will add a concise justification in the model section explaining this approximation and its range of validity. Additionally, we will include a brief sensitivity study by varying the initial scale by ±0.5 GeV² and showing the impact on the high-x asymmetry at the evolved scale, to demonstrate robustness without performing a full NLO re-derivation of the kernels. revision: partial

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged

Sea asymmetry 'prediction' at SeaQuest scale reduces to low-scale fit to CT18NNLO plus standard DGLAP evolution

specific steps
  1. fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
    "we fit our initial parameters to CT18NNLO data and Bacchetta-Radici extractions at an initial scale of μ₀²=1.0 GeV². By allowing these parameters to evolve dynamically, we extend our distributions up to μ²=100 GeV². We specifically calculate the sea-quark asymmetry at the SeaQuest scale, predicting a sustained d-bar enhancement at high x that is in excellent agreement with recent E906 measurements."

    The initial distributions are constructed by fitting model parameters directly to CT18NNLO (a global PDF fit already encoding sea asymmetry constraints). The 'prediction' at the SeaQuest scale is then obtained by applying standard DGLAP evolution to those fitted distributions; the resulting high-x asymmetry and its agreement with E906 are therefore a direct extrapolation of the input fit rather than an independent model output.

full rationale

The paper's headline result (sustained high-x d-bar enhancement in agreement with E906) is obtained by fitting the spectator-model parameters to CT18NNLO PDFs and Bacchetta-Radici extractions at μ₀² = 1 GeV², then evolving the resulting distributions with unmodified leading-order DGLAP kernels. This matches the 'fitted input called prediction' pattern: the post-evolution asymmetry is a direct consequence of the initial-scale fit (which already incorporates global sea-quark constraints) and the evolution equations rather than an independent derivation from the AdS/QCD profile alone. No self-definitional equations, load-bearing self-citations, or uniqueness theorems are present in the provided text. The model ansatz supplies the functional form, but the central claim still reduces to the fitted input plus evolution, producing moderate circularity.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on the spectator-model decomposition, the AdS/QCD-inspired profile, and parameters fitted to existing global fits; no independent first-principles derivation of the asymmetry is supplied.

free parameters (1)
  • initial model parameters
    Adjusted to reproduce CT18NNLO and Bacchetta-Radici extractions at mu0 squared = 1 GeV squared.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption The proton can be represented as an active sea antiquark plus a composite scalar-vector spectator in light-front dynamics.
    Core modeling choice stated in the abstract.
  • domain assumption Soft-wall AdS/QCD spatial profile provides the correct momentum dependence for the sea distributions.
    Used to construct the initial distributions before evolution.
invented entities (1)
  • composite scalar-vector spectator no independent evidence
    purpose: Represents the remnant system after removing the active sea antiquark from the proton.
    Postulated to simplify the light-front wave function; no independent experimental signature provided.

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