3 research outputs found
Skyrmions and the Nuclear Force
The derivation of the nucleon-nucleon force from the Skyrme model is
reexamined. Starting from previous results for the potential energy of
quasistatic solutions, we show that a calculation using the Born-Oppenheimer
approximation properly taking into account the mixing of nucleon resonances,
leads to substantial central attraction. We obtain a potential that is in
qualitative agreement with phenomenological potentials. We also study the
non-adiabatic corrections, such as the velocity dependent transition
potentials, and discuss their importance.Comment: 24 pages, UPR-0124M
Nucleon effects on the photon dispersion relations in matter
We calculate the nucleon contribution to the photon self-energy in a plasma,
including the effect of the anomalous magnetic moment of the nucleons. General
formulas for the transverse and longitudinal components of the self-energy are
obtained and we give explicit results in various limits of physical interest.
The formulas are relevant for the study of the photon dispersion relations and
the dynamical susceptibility in a nuclear medium such as the core of a
supernova, and has implications with regard to the recent suggestion that the
Cerenkov process can take place in such a system.Comment: RevTe