arXiv · nucl-th/0003009
Compton scattering in a unitary approach with causality constraints
Abstract
Pion-loop corrections for Compton scattering are calculated in a novel approach based on the use of dispersion relations in a formalism obeying unitarity. The basic framework is presented, including an application to Compton scattering. In the approach the effects of the non-pole contribution arising from pion dressing are expressed in terms of (half-off-shell) form factors and the nucleon self-energy. These quantities are constructed through the application of dispersion integrals to the pole contribution of loop diagrams, the same as those included in the calculation of the amplitudes through a K-matrix formalism. The prescription of minimal substitution is used to restore gauge invariance. The resulting relativistic-covariant model combines constraints from unitarity, causality, and crossing symmetry.
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S. Kondratyuk, O. Scholten. 2000-03-07. Compton scattering in a unitary approach with causality constraints. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-9474(00)00307-9
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