arXiv · nucl-th/0009089
Quark-Meson Coupling Model for a Nucleon
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Abstract
The quark-meson coupling model for a nucleon is considered. The model describes a nucleon as an MIT bag, in which quarks are coupled to scalar and vector mesons. A set of coupled equations for the quark and the meson fields are obtained and are solved in a self-consistent way. It is shown that the mass of a nucleon as a dressed MIT bag interacting with sigma- and omega-meson fields significantly differs from the mass of a free MIT bag. A few sets of model parameters are obtained so that the mass of a dressed MIT bag becomes the nucleon mass. The results of our calculations imply that the self-energy of the bag in the quark-meson coupling model is significant and needs to be considered in doing the nuclear matter calculations.
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S. W. Hong, B. K. Jennings. 2000-09-29. Quark-Meson Coupling Model for a Nucleon. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.64.038203
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