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Title: Effective field theory of nucleon-nucleon scattering on large discrete lattices

Abstract

Nuclear effective field theory is applied to the effective-range expansion of S-wave nucleon-nucleon scattering on a discrete lattice. Lattice regularization is demonstrated to yield the effective-range expansion in the same way as in the usual continuous open space. The relation between the effective-range parameters and the potential parameters is presented in the limit of a large lattice.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California 91330 (United States)
  2. (United States)
  3. Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)
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OSTI Identifier:
20771423
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Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics; Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; NUCLEAR FORCES; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; POTENTIALS; S WAVES

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Seki, Ryoichi, W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, and Kolck, U. van. Effective field theory of nucleon-nucleon scattering on large discrete lattices. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006.
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Seki, Ryoichi, W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, & Kolck, U. van. Effective field theory of nucleon-nucleon scattering on large discrete lattices. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006.
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Seki, Ryoichi, W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, and Kolck, U. van. Sat . "Effective field theory of nucleon-nucleon scattering on large discrete lattices". United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006.
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@article{osti_20771423,
title = {Effective field theory of nucleon-nucleon scattering on large discrete lattices},
author = {Seki, Ryoichi and W.K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 and Kolck, U. van},
abstractNote = {Nuclear effective field theory is applied to the effective-range expansion of S-wave nucleon-nucleon scattering on a discrete lattice. Lattice regularization is demonstrated to yield the effective-range expansion in the same way as in the usual continuous open space. The relation between the effective-range parameters and the potential parameters is presented in the limit of a large lattice.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006},
journal = {Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics},
number = 4,
volume = 73,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Sat Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}
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DOI:  10.1103/PhysRevC.73.044006
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