Published March 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

A nonperturbative description of Nanti N annihilation

  • 1. State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

A nonperturbative picture of Nanti N annihilation is proposed. In particular, different parts of the nucleon and the antinucleon do not behave independently, but are tied together by their topological charge. We describe the Nanti N state as a coherent soliton-antisoliton configuration, and argue that vector mesons play an important role in the decay process. Some S-wave selection rules are derived. Their relevance to the present LEAR experiments is discussed. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Physik, A: Atomic Nuclei
Journal Volume
335
Journal Issue
3
Series
Z. Phys., A: At. Nuclei.
Journal Page Range
349-354
ISSN
0930-1151
CODEN
ZAANE

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Contract DE-AC02-76ER13001