Speaker
Dr
simonetta liuti
(University of Virginia)
Description
Longstanding questions in spin physics can be explored at the LHC.
This talk singles out two of these polarization phenomena, namely the occurrence of large hyperons polarization and top quarks spin correlations.
The measurement of hyperon polarization at LHC energies will provide a unique insight into the mechanisms underlying single spin asymmetries in QCD, whereas
top anti-top spin correlations will allow for a clean extraction of linear gluon polarization.
A description of these polarization phenomena at the LHC in terms of Generalized Parton Distributions and Fracture Functions will be presented.
