Published September 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Nonlinear meson dynamics and binding corrections in low energy pion-nucleus scattering

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Theory and Department of Physics FM-15, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

Description

Phenomenological fits to low-energy π-nucleus scattering have uniformly required a greatly enhanced s-wave repulsion in the optical potential, for which no satisfactory theoretical explanation has been given. Evaluation of nonlinear terms in field-theoretic Lagrangians with broken chiral symmetry and inclusion of necessary binding effects leads to a substantial, repulsive rho2(r) potential, even on an isospin zero target. This potential may account for the previously unexplained effect

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., C
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev., C.
Journal Page Range
1211-1218
ISSN
0556-2813