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Nucleon Vector Strangeness Form Factors: Multi-pion Continuum and the OZI Rule
We estimate the 3 \pi continuum contribution to the nucleon strange quark
vector current form factors, including the effect of a 3 \pi \rho \pi
resonance. We find the magnitude of this OZI-violating contribution to be
comparable to that of typical OZI-allowed contributions. We also study the
isoscalar electromagnetic form factors, and find that the presence of a \rho
\pi resonance in the multi-pion continuum may generate an appreciable
contribution.Comment: 18 pages, LaTex, 4 PS figures, uses epsf.sty, rotate.sty, revised to
include 3\pi -> \omega resonance and e^+ e^- dat
Field Redefinitions at Finite Density
The apparent dependence of nuclear matter observables on off-shell properties
of the two-nucleon potential is re-examined in the context of the effective
field theory (EFT) approach. Finite density (thermodynamic) observables are
invariant under field redefinitions, which extends the well-known theorem about
the invariance of S-matrix elements. Simple examples demonstrate how field
redefinitions can shift contributions between purely off-shell two-body
interactions and many-body forces, leaving both scattering and finite-density
observables unchanged. If only the transformed two-body potentials are kept,
however, the nuclear matter binding curves will depend on the off-shell part
(generating ``Coester bands''). The correspondence between field redefinitions
and unitary transformations, which have traditionally been used to generate
``phase-equivalent'' nucleon-nucleon potentials, is also demonstrated.Comment: 23 pages, RevTex, 9 ps figures, included with epsf.tex, minor change
Three particle quantization condition in a finite volume: 2. general formalism and the analysis of data
We derive the three-body quantization condition in a finite volume using an
effective field theory in the particle-dimer picture. Moreover, we consider the
extraction of physical observables from the lattice spectrum using the
quantization condition. To illustrate the general framework, we calculate the
volume-dependent three-particle spectrum in a simple model both below and above
the three-particle threshold. The relation to existing approaches is discussed
in detail.Comment: 36 pages, 9 figure
Signatures of few-body resonances in finite volume
We study systems of bosons and fermions in finite periodic boxes and show how
the existence and properties of few-body resonances can be extracted from
studying the volume dependence of the calculated energy spectra. Using a
plane-wave-based discrete variable representation to conveniently implement
periodic boundary conditions, we establish that avoided level crossings occur
in the spectra of up to four particles and can be linked to the existence of
multi-body resonances. To benchmark our method we use two-body calculations,
where resonance properties can be determined with other methods, as well as a
three-boson model interaction known to generate a three-boson resonance state.
Finding good agreement for these cases, we then predict three-body and
four-body resonances for models using a shifted Gaussian potential. Our results
establish few-body finite-volume calculations as a new tool to study few-body
resonances. In particular, the approach can be used to study few-neutron
systems, where such states have been conjectured to exist.Comment: 13 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables, published versio
Is a Trineutron Resonance Lower in Energy than a Tetraneutron Resonance?
We present quantum Monte Carlo calculations of few-neutron systems confined
in external potentials based on local chiral interactions at
next-to-next-to-leading order in chiral effective field theory. The energy and
radial densities for these systems are calculated in different external
Woods-Saxon potentials. We assume that their extrapolation to zero
external-potential depth provides a quantitative estimate of three- and
four-neutron resonances. The validity of this assumption is demonstrated by
benchmarking with an exact diagonalization in the two-body case. We find that
the extrapolated trineutron resonance, as well as the energy for shallow well
depths, is lower than the tetraneutron resonance energy. This suggests that a
three-neutron resonance exists below a four-neutron resonance in nature and is
potentially measurable. To confirm that the relative ordering of three- and
four-neutron resonances is not an artifact of the external confinement, we test
that the odd-even staggering in the helium isotopic chain is reproduced within
this approach. Finally, we discuss similarities between our results and
ultracold Fermi gases.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, version compatible with published lette
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