Modeling parton spin-transfer densities

Abstract
We present models for the spin-weighted quark and gluon distribution in a longitudinally polarized proton. The models embody different underlying concepts concerning the application of spin-dependent forces in the nonperturbative or "soft" regime of chromodynamics. The different spin densities are used to investigate a possible long-range experimental program for measuring various hard-scattering processes using polarized protons.