Polynomiality of helicity off-forward distribution functions in the chiral quark-soliton model

Abstract

The polynomiality condition -- i.e. the property that Mellin moments of off-forward distribution functions are even polynomials in the skewedness parameter -- is a demanding check of consistency for model approaches. We demonstrate that the helicity off-forward distribution functions in the chiral quark-soliton model satisfy the polynomiality property. The proof contributes to the demonstration that the description of off-forward distribution functions in the model is consistent.