The Deuteron Spin Structure Functions in the Bethe-Salpeter Approach and the Extraction of the Neutron Structure Function g₁^n(x)

The nuclear effects in the spin-dependent structure functions $g_1^D$ and $b_2^D$ are calculated in the relativistic approach based on the Bethe-Salpeter equation with a realistic meson-exchange potential. The results of calculations are compared with the non-relativistic calculations. The problem of extraction of the neutron spin structure function, $g_1^n$, from the deuteron data is discussed.