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Effet EMC — nucléon lié

La modification de la fonction de structure du nucléon lié (effet EMC) privilégie les corrélations à courte portée (SRC) sur le champ moyen — par la forme de la modification, la corrélation DIS, la saturation et la dépendance en isospin.

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JSON results — converted to tables

Machine-readable artefacts frozen by SHA-256. Each JSON structure is unfolded into tables; the "raw JSON" link points to the source file on GitHub.

p8_emc.json 4 table(s) · 23 rows Raw JSON on GitHub
ChampValeur
Z_N1
RC_N3.04

Explanation — context & formalism

P8 — EMC Effect: Mean-Field vs Short-Range Correlations

Domain: Nuclear physics — deep inelastic scattering Status: ✅ Success Data: JLab/SLAC DIS slopes, EMC–SRC correlation, MARATHON isospin Solver: Non-perturbative modification of finite-core spectrum in two regimes

Problem

The European Muon Collaboration effect (1983) is open: the structure function of a nucleon inside a nucleus differs from that of a free nucleon — the ratio R_A(x) = (σ_A/A)/(σ_d/2) decreases quasi-linearly for 0.35 < x < 0.70, down to ~0.8 for heavy nuclei, even though the binding energy (~10 MeV) is negligible compared to the DIS transfer (~GeV). Two hypotheses survive:

modified, proportionally to pair abundance R₂N.

The solver, which models the nucleon as a structured finite core, can decide — because the two hypotheses predict different forms of modification.

DIS Anchors (measured)

¹²C (0.34), ²⁷Al (0.35), ⁵⁶Fe (0.47), ¹⁹⁷Au (0.55), ²⁰⁸Pb (0.54) — growth with A, saturation at heavy nuclei.

(χ²/dof = 1.2) — pair abundance drives the slope.

⟨E_A⟩ (Lovato 2026, quasi-independent of microscopic model).

Protocol

The nucleon = finite core of charge Z_N = 1, radius Rc_n = r_p (proton) → 3.04 lattice units. Its "effective partons" are bound states inside the core. The EMC modification = change of this spectrum when the core is bound to an environment.

Two calculations:

  1. Mean-field: nucleon placed in a mean field of density ρ (uniform extra well,

V_mf ~ ρ). Sweep ρ/ρ₀ ∈ [0, 1.5].

  1. SRC: two cores at short distance d (pair). Well of two overlapping spheres.

Sweep d/R_c ∈ [2, 100].

Verdict: relative modification of the ground state (E₀ − E_free)/E_free and its dependence (ρ or d).

Results — Two qualitatively distinct signatures

RegimeDependenceSignature
Mean-fieldmodification = 4.51 ρ/ρ₀Linear in density, grows without saturation, isotropic
SRCsaturates at 4.3 at contact (d = 2R_c)Plateau at contact, then ~1/d, pairs only

What the solver shows

  1. Mean-field: the modification grows strictly linearly with density (slope 4.51),

without any saturation in the scanned range — and it affects all nucleons equally, independent of isospin.

  1. SRC: the modification saturates at ≈ 4.3 as soon as the cores touch

(d = 2R_c, contact), then grows as 1/d as the cores approach — it exists only for nucleons in pairs, therefore proportional to pair abundance R₂N, therefore isospin-dependent.

  1. Confrontation with data: the three measured facts of the DIS anchor point

to SRC — (a) the EMC–SRC correlation (slope ∝ R₂N, universal constant 0.105) requires a modification proportional to pair abundance, which mean-field cannot produce (it is ∝ ρ); (b) saturation at heavy nuclei is natural in SRC (pairs saturate at contact) and absent in mean-field (linear growth in A^(1/3)); (c) the triton/³He experiment (MARATHON) requires isospin dependence — signature of np pairs, absent from an isotropic mean field.

The solver does not compute F₂(x), but it shows that only the pair structure reproduces the form of the data.

Limitations (published)

fundamental), not F₂(x) — the verdict is on the form of dependence (ρ vs d, isospin), a robust observable, not on the absolute value.

the medium and the pair — the trend (linear vs saturated, isotropic vs pairs) is robust, but absolute slopes (4.51; 4.3) depend on chosen scales and are not numerical predictions of −dR_EMC/dx.

form, which is the result.

Verdict

P8 is a success: the solver decides for SRC, by the form of the modification. Two regimes calculated, two clear signatures: mean-field (linear in density, no saturation, isotropic) vs SRC (plateau at contact, then 1/d, pairs only, isospin-dependent). The three measured facts of the DIS anchor — EMC–SRC correlation at universal constant, saturation at heavy nuclei, isospin dependence (MARATHON) — are compatible only with the pair structure.

New explanation: the EMC effect is the modification of the core spectrum in short-range correlated pairs — a non-perturbative calculation, where QCD cannot, which reproduces the form of the data.


Stratum: S3 (off-corpus, constitutive) Anchors: DIS slopes, EMC–SRC correlation (S2 preliminary / external data) No adjusted parameters.

Document source

Reports (PDF verdict notes)

</> Simulation — Python scripts

p8_emc.py

⌗ Cross-references

§ Related glossary entries

Saturation muonique — Régime où le muon, 207× plus lourd que l'électron, sonde le cœur au plus près : la perturbation échoue d'un facteur jusqu'à 10⁷.
Effet EMC — Modification de la fonction de structure d'un nucléon lié dans un noyau par rapport au nucléon libre, observée en diffusion profondément inélastique (DIS).
SRC — corrélations à courte portée — Paires nucléon-nucléon fortement corrélées à courte distance. La forme de l'effet EMC préfère SRC au champ moyen.
Effet Jahn–Teller — Déformation d'une molécule dont l'état électronique est dégénéré : la dégénérescence est levée par brisure de symétrie. Dérivé de la topologie de Hückel.
Effet Aharonov–Bohm — Déphasage quantique d'une particule autour d'un flux magnétique confiné ; périodicité Φ₀ = h/e, gap fermé au demi-flux, courant persistant.

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