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Relativistic nucleon-nucleon interaction consisting of an attractive scalar and a repulsive vector

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Relativistic models which simulate the two-nucleon system are constructed by means of the one-dimensional two-body Dirac equation, and differences between relativistic and nonrelativistic descriptions are illustrated. The relativistic interaction is assumed to consist of a Lorentz scalar S and the zeroth-component V of a vector; the S is attractive and the V repulsive. This interaction has intriguing features. Unlike the nonrelativistic case, the nucleon-nucleon phase shift can be fitted easily without assuming that the range of the repulsive V is smaller than that of the attractive S. Implications for deuteron structure are examined.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S4M1
OSTI ID:
7064902
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 38:4; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English