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The Delta(1232) Resonance in Chiral Effective Field Theory

Nuclear Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

I discuss the problem of formulating the baryon chiral perturbation theory (χ\chiPT) in the presence of a light resonance, such as the Δ(1232)\Delta(1232), the lightest nucleon resonance. It is shown how to extend the power counting of χ\chiPT to correctly account for the resonant contributions. Recent applications of the resulting chiral effective-field theory to the description of pion production reactions in Δ\Delta-resonance region are briefly reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.0712.3919,
  title  = {The Delta(1232) Resonance in Chiral Effective Field Theory},
  author = {Vladimir Pascalutsa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.3919},
  year   = {2008}
}

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8 pages, 8 figs; prepared for the proceedings of the Intl Erice School ``Quarks in Hadrons and Nuclei'', 29th Course, 16--24 Sep 2007, Sicily, Italy