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Generalized polarizabilities of the nucleon studied in the linear sigma model (II)

Nuclear Theory 2009-10-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In a previous paper virtual Compton scattering off the nucleon has been investigated in the one-loop approximation of the linear sigma model in order to determine the 3 scalar generalized polarizabilities. We have now extended this work and calculated the 7 vector polarizabilities showing up in the spin-dependent amplitude of virtual Compton scattering. The results fulfill 3 model-independent constraints recently derived. Compared to the constituent quark model there exist enormous differences for some of the vector polarizabilities. At vanishing three-momentum of the virtual photon, the analytical results of the sigma model and of chiral perturbation theory can be related. The influence of the π0\pi^{0} exchange in the tt channel has been discussed in some detail. Besides, the vector polarizabilities determine 2 linear combinations of the third order spin-polarizabilities appearing in real Compton scattering.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9705010,
  title  = {Generalized polarizabilities of the nucleon studied in the linear sigma model (II)},
  author = {A. Metz and D. Drechsel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9705010},
  year   = {2009}
}

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17 pages, 4 figures, latex2e (Revtex), submitted to Z. Phys. A