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Title: Volume Dependence of Bound States with Angular Momentum

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Helmholtz-Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik (Theorie) and Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universitaet Bonn, 53115 Bonn (Germany)
  2. Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (United States)

We derive general results for the mass shift of bound states with angular momentum l{>=}1 in a finite periodic volume. Our results have direct applications to lattice simulations of hadronic molecules as well as atomic nuclei. While the binding of S-wave bound states increases at finite volume, we show that the binding of P-wave bound states decreases. The mass shift for D-wave bound states as well as higher partial waves depends on the representation of the cubic rotation group. Nevertheless, the multiplet-averaged mass shift for any angular momentum l can be expressed in a simple form, and the sign of the shift alternates for even and odd l. We verify our analytical results with explicit numerical calculations. We also show numerically that similar volume corrections appear in three-body bound states.

OSTI ID:
21611760
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.112001; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English