Abstract
In this brief article, we summarize our recent work1 regarding the origin of the nucleon Sivers functions within the diquark spectator model in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) and the Drell-Yan process (DY). We demonstrate that the C, P, T symmetry properties of transverse spinors always couple the spin-dependent part of the numerator algebra to the imaginary part of the denominator in the cross section. This complex phase, and its sign change under time reversal, is believed to be responsible for the predicted sign change of the Sivers functions in SIDIS and DY. We study the complex phase generated in both processes by the "color-lensing" mechanism and find that, although the phases appear to be different in structure between SIDIS and DY, they do give rise to the expected sign flip relation at leading twist.
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