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Effective field theory of 3He

Nuclear Theory 2011-02-01 v2

Abstract

3He and the triton are studied as three-body bound states in the effective field theory without pions. We study 3He using the set of integral equations developed by Kok et al. which includes the full off-shell T-matrix for the Coulomb interaction between the protons. To leading order, the theory contains: two-body contact interactions whose renormalized strengths are set by the NN scattering lengths, the Coulomb potential, and a three-body contact interaction. We solve the three coupled integral equations with a sharp momentum cutoff, Lambda, and find that a three-body interaction is required in 3He at leading order, as in the triton. It also exhibits the same limit-cycle behavior as a function of Lambda, showing that the Efimov effect remains in the presence of the Coulomb interaction. We also obtain the difference between the strengths of the three-body forces in 3He and the triton.

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@article{arxiv.1003.4383,
  title  = {Effective field theory of 3He},
  author = {Shung-ichi Ando and Michael C. Birse},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4383},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

18 pages, 6 figures; further discussion and references added

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