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Understanding the 1P- and 2S-wave nucleon resonances within the extended Lee-Friedrichs Model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-04-23 v2

Abstract

We present a unified desciption of the low-lying 1P1P- and 2S2S-wave nucleon resonance within the framework of an extended Lee-Friedrichs scheme. By incorporating the coupled-channel dynamics between bare quark-model states and the πN\pi N, πΔ\pi\Delta and ηN\eta N meson-baryon continua, we examine the mass shifts and structural properties of these excited states. We demonstrate that when the model parameters are calibrated to match the 1P1P-wave spectrum and their widths, the pole associated with the bare 2S2S state is naturally shifted downward to the mass region of physical Roper resonance--N(1440)N(1440), thereby offering a dynamical explanation for the long-standing level-inversion problem. An approximate analysis of compositeness and elementariness reveals that the Roper resonance contains a significant meson-baryon continuum states, consistent with the picture of a bare core heavily dressed by meson-baryon cloud. Simultaneously, the pole positions and properties of five 1P1P-wave resonances--N(1535)N(1535), N(1650)N(1650), N(1520)N(1520), N(1700)N(1700) and N(1675)N(1675) are successfully reproduced. Our results highlight the essential role of coupled-channel effects in shaping the nucleon spectrum and provide a consistent microscopic insight into the interplay between internal quark degrees of freedom and external hadronic fields.

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@article{arxiv.2601.21697,
  title  = {Understanding the 1P- and 2S-wave nucleon resonances within the extended Lee-Friedrichs Model},
  author = {Yu-Hui Zhou and Hui-Hua Zhong and Zhi-Yong Zhou and Xian-Hui Zhong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.21697},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 2 figure