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Electron-deuteron scattering in a relativistic theory of hadrons

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OSTI ID:325759
The author reviews a three-dimensional formalism that provides a systematic way to include relativistic effects including relativistic kinematics, the effects of negative-energy states, and the boosts of the two-body system in calculations of two-body bound-states. He then explains how to construct a conserved current within this relativistic three-dimensional approach. This general theoretical framework is specifically applied to electron-deuteron scattering both in impulse approximation and when the {rho}{pi}{gamma} meson-exchange current is included. The experimentally-measured quantities A, B, and T{sub 20} are calculated over the kinematic range that is probed in Jefferson Lab experiments. The role of both negative-energy states and meson retardation appears to be small in the region of interest.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Maryland, Dept. of Physics, College Park, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-93ER40762
OSTI ID:
325759
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/40762--165; CONF-9806190--; ON: DE98007513
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English