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Holographic Vector Dominance for the Nucleon

We derive a two-parameter formula for the electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon described as an instanton by "integrating out" all KK modes other than the lowest mesons from the infinite-tower of vector mesons in holographic QCD while preserving hidden local symmetry for the resultant vector fields. With only two parameters, the proton Sachs form factors can be fit surprisingly well to the available experimental data for momentum transfers $Q^2\lsim 0.5$ GeV$^2$ with $χ^2$/dof $\lsim 2$, indicating the importance of an infinite tower in the soliton structure of the nucleon. The prediction of the Sakai-Sugimoto holographic dual model is checked against the fit values that we interpret as representing Nature. The nature of the "core" in the nucleon structure is reassessed in light of the results obtained with the infinite-tower structure.