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Title: Problems of describing spin-(3/2 baryon resonances in the effective Lagrangian theory

Abstract

We investigate some important theoretical issues associated with the treatment of the spin-3/2 baryons in the effective Lagrangian theory. These are the form of the spin-3/2 particle propagator, off-shell parameters involving the spin-3/2 field; strategies of implementing gauge invariance, and unitarity. We comment on previous works by Peccei, Nath /ital et/ /ital al/., Williams, and Adelseck /ital et/ /ital al/., the last three works being in the context of recent revival of interest of baryon resonance structure in quantum chromodynamics. Our experience on the ..delta..(1232) resonance is invoked as a concrete example of dealing with these problems. Examples of some related problems in theories of massive vector and spin-3/2 particles, in pion decay and supersymmetry, respectively, are also discussed. These discussions should trigger new theoretical and experimental investigations in the study of baryon resonances excited from free hadrons and in complex nuclei.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590(US); Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, University of Virgina, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
OSTI Identifier:
6139900
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 39:6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; DELTA-1232 BARYONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; B MESONS; BARYONS; COUPLING; DECAY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; PIONS; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; RELATIVITY THEORY; SPIN; SUPERSYMMETRY; UNITARITY; WAVE EQUATIONS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BOSONS; DELTA BARYONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; HADRONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MESONS; N BARYONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY; 645204* - High Energy Physics- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical- Strong Interactions & Properties

Citation Formats

Benmerrouche, M, Davidson, R M, and Mukhopadhyay, N C. Problems of describing spin-(3/2 baryon resonances in the effective Lagrangian theory. United States: N. p., 1989. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.39.2339.
Benmerrouche, M, Davidson, R M, & Mukhopadhyay, N C. Problems of describing spin-(3/2 baryon resonances in the effective Lagrangian theory. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.39.2339
Benmerrouche, M, Davidson, R M, and Mukhopadhyay, N C. 1989. "Problems of describing spin-(3/2 baryon resonances in the effective Lagrangian theory". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.39.2339.
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title = {Problems of describing spin-(3/2 baryon resonances in the effective Lagrangian theory},
author = {Benmerrouche, M and Davidson, R M and Mukhopadhyay, N C},
abstractNote = {We investigate some important theoretical issues associated with the treatment of the spin-3/2 baryons in the effective Lagrangian theory. These are the form of the spin-3/2 particle propagator, off-shell parameters involving the spin-3/2 field; strategies of implementing gauge invariance, and unitarity. We comment on previous works by Peccei, Nath /ital et/ /ital al/., Williams, and Adelseck /ital et/ /ital al/., the last three works being in the context of recent revival of interest of baryon resonance structure in quantum chromodynamics. Our experience on the ..delta..(1232) resonance is invoked as a concrete example of dealing with these problems. Examples of some related problems in theories of massive vector and spin-3/2 particles, in pion decay and supersymmetry, respectively, are also discussed. These discussions should trigger new theoretical and experimental investigations in the study of baryon resonances excited from free hadrons and in complex nuclei.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.39.2339},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6139900}, journal = {Phys. Rev. C; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 39:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989},
month = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989}
}