Translationally Invariant Single Particle Picture of the Three-Nucleon System

An ansatz of a single particle picture, known for example from the shell model, has been used to construct a model wave function which is as close as possible to an exact three-body wave function. The exact wave function is obtained by solving the Faddeev equation with the Malfliet–Tjon potential. In order to judge the quality of the model wave function, we compare correlation functions of the model wave function and the exact solution. The correlation functions differ significantly at small distances but are close to each other for larger values of their arguments.     

Reworking the Tucson-Melbourne Three-Nucleon Potential

 We introduce new values of the strength constants (i.e., a, b, c, and d coefficients) of the Tucson-Melbourne (TM) 2π-exchange three-nucleon potential. The new values come from contemporary dispersion-relation analyses of meson-factory πN-scattering data. We make variational Monte-Carlo calculations of the triton with the original and updated three-body forces to study the effects of this update. We remove a short-range–π-range part of the potential due to the c coefficient and discuss the effect on the triton binding energy. Received September 11, 1999; revised November 2, 1999; accepted February 23,     

Calculations of Three-Nucleon Reactions

Faddeev calculations using the chiral three-nucleon force in next-to-next-to-next-to-leading-order show that this force is too weak to provide an explanation for the low-energy A _y puzzle. The large discrepancy between data and theory for the neutron–neutron quasi-free-scattering cross section in low energy neutron–deuteron breakup requires a modification of the ${^{1}S_0}$ neutron–neutron force. We discuss the consequences that a bound ${^{1}S_0}$ state of two neutrons has on neutron–deuteron scattering observables. At higher energies we compare the solutions of the non-relativistic three-nucleon Faddeev equations with three-nucleon force included to the solutions of its Poincaré invariant version.     

Incorporation of Three-Nucleon Force in the Effective-Interaction Hyperspherical-Harmonic Approach

It is shown how a bare three-nucleon force is incorporated into the formalism of the effective interaction approach for hyperspherical harmonics. As a practical example we calculate the ground-state properties of ³H and ³He using the Argonne V18 nucleon-nucleon potential and the Urbana IX three-nucleon force. A very good convergence of binding energies and matter radii is obtained. We also find a very good agreement of our results compared to other high-precision calculations.     

A Three-Dimensional Treatment of the Three-Nucleon Bound State

Recently a formalism for a direct treatment of the Faddeev equation for the three-nucleon bound state in three dimensions has been proposed. It relies on an operator representation of the Faddeev component in the momentum space and leads to a finite set of coupled equations for scalar functions which depend only on three variables. In this paper we provide further elements of this formalism and show the first numerical results for chiral NNLO nuclear forces.     

Experimental Investigations of Discrepancies in Three-Nucleon Reactions

Experiments on pd scattering, pd capture and pd breakup performed by our Kyushu University group since 1988 are reviewed. Various discrepancies between the experimental results and 3N Faddeev calculations have been found, and systematical measurements of the discrepancies have been made. From discrepancies in pd scattering cross section and in 3N binding energy, 2π-exchange 3N force was determined, and the discrepancies were satisfactorily diminished. There are, however, still many discrepancies awaiting theoretical investigation, as described in this report.     

Three-Body Dynamics in One Dimension: A Test Model for the Three-Nucleon System with Irreducible Pionic Diagrams

 We formulate the three-body problem in one dimension in terms of the (Faddeev-type) integral equation approach. As an application, we develop a spinless, one-dimensional (1-D) model that mimics three-nucleon dynamics in one dimension. Using simple two-body potentials that reproduce the deuteron binding, we obtain that the three-body system binds at about 7.5 MeV. We then consider two types of residual pionic corrections in the dynamical equation; one related to the 2π-exchange three-body diagram, the other to the 1π-exchange three-body diagram. We find that the first contribution can produce an additional binding effect of about 0.9 MeV. The second term produces smaller binding effects, which are, however, dependent on the uncertainty in the off-shell extrapolation of the two-body t-matrix. This presents interesting analogies with what occurs in three dimensions. The paper also discusses the general three-particle quantum scattering problem, for motion restricted to the full line. Received March 5, 2002; accepted July 19, 2002     

Pion-Nucleon Interaction and Two-Pion-Exchange Three-Nucleon Forces

We compare the πN scattering amplitudes that underlie 2π-exchange three-nucleon forces (TBFs) with the experimental πN amplitudes in the form of partial-wave phase shifts and subthreshold invariant amplitudes. The amplitudes of the Tucson-Melbourne and Brazil TBFs when taken on-pion-mass-shell predict scattering lengths at threshold and phase shifts (slightly) above threshold which are in good agreement with the experimental amplitudes, except for the S-waves. Partial wave amplitudes from separable potentials, recently employed in a 2π-TBF calculation, were continued below threshold, summed into invariant amplitudes, and compared with the experimental amplitudes in this kinematic region, which is most relevant to the kinematics of TBFs. The separable-potential invariant amplitudes, in contrast to those of TM and Brazil TBFs, do not compare well quantitatively with the experimental amplitudes in this region but have a similar qualitative behaviour. The very small TBF effect in the triton of the separable-potential amplitude appears to be due to the πNN vertex function rather than the πN amplitude itself. Received April 27, 1994; revised August 2, 1994; accepted for publication August 31, 1994     

Energy Dependence of the πN Amplitude and the Three-Nucleon Interaction

By calculating the contribution of the ππ three-body force to the three-nucleon binding energy in terms of the πN amplitude using perturbation theory, we are able to determine the importance of the energy dependence and the contribution of the different partial waves of the πN amplitude to the three-nucleon force. A separable representation of the non-pole πN amplitude allows us to write the three-nucleon force in terms of the amplitude for NN → NN*, propagation of the NNN* system, and the amplitude for NN* → NN , with N* being the πN quasi-particle amplitude in a given state. The division of the πN amplitude into a pole and non-pole part gives a procedure for the determination of the πNN form factor within the model. The total contribution of the three-body force to the binding energy of the triton for the separable approximation to the Paris nucleon-nucleon potential (PEST) is found to be very small mainly as a result of the energy dependence of the πN amplitude, the cancellation between the S- and P-wave πN amplitudes, and the soft πNN form factor. Received April 12, 1994; revised November 11, 1994; accepted for publication December 1, 1994     

Improved Method for Partial-Wave Decomposition of Two-Pion Exchange Three-Nucleon Force

In this article an efficient method to calculate the matrix elements of three-nucleon force is presented. The new method is improved version of partial-wave decomposition of Hüber et al. (Few-Body Syst 22:107, 1997), which simplifies expression to be evaluated as well as permits to reduce computational effort. Proposed method naturally applies to Faddeev-type calculations.     

Dependence of the Three-Nucleon Binding Energy on Some Different Effects

The bound state of three-nucleon system is studied as a three-body problem which is solved following the different approaches of the Faddeev formalism as well as the unitary pole approximation. The three-body problem is reduced to a set of coupled integral equations by using separable approximations. Numerical calculations are carried out for the resulting integral equations and the separable expansion. In the present work, we calculate the ground-state binding energy of the bound three-nucleon system ³H. The main interest of the present work is to investigate the sensitivity of the three-nucleon binding energy to different effects. For this reason, we study the dependence of this energy on different forms of local and separable nucleon-nucleon potentials, the effective range of the nucleon-nucleon interaction, and on the percent of the D state in the deuteron wave function. Also we test the sensitivity of the three-nucleon binding energy to the considered number of terms from the separable expansion.     

A New Look into the Partial-Wave Decomposition of Three-Nucleon Forces

We demonstrate that the partial-wave decomposition of three-nucleon forces used up to now in momentum space has to be necessarily unstable for high partial waves. This does not affect the applications performed up to now, which were restricted to low partial waves. We present a new way to perform the partial-wave decomposition free of that defect. This is exemplified for the most common two-pion-exchange Tucson-Melbourne three-nucleon force. For the lower partial waves the results of the old method are reproduced. Received November 13, 1996; accepted for publication January 17, 1997     

Accurate Three-Nucleon Bound-State Calculation with an Extended Separable Expansion of the Two-Body T-Matrix

An accurate solution for the three-nucleon bound state is obtained within 1 keV in the binding energy and, on the whole, better than 1% in the wave function, using a new systematic and efficient method. The method is based on a recently developed separable expansion for any finite-range interaction, in which a rigorous separable series for the two-body t-matrix is obtained by expanding the wave function in terms of a complete set of basis functions inside the range of the potential. In order to treat a potential with a strong repulsive core, as in the case of the Argonne potential, we develop a two-potential formalism. The expansion starts with a few EST (Ernst, Shakin, and Thaler) terms in order to accelerate the convergence and continues with an orthogonal set of polynomials, avoiding the known difficulties of a pure EST expansion. Thus, several techniques are combined in the present extended separable expansion (ESE). In this way, the method opens a new systematic treatment for accurate few-body calculations resulting in a dramatic reduction in the CPU time required to solve few-body equations. Received November 6, 1996; revised April 14, 1997; accepted for publication April 30, 1997     

Effects of the Three-Nucleon Forces from Different Meson Exchanges on the Triton Binding Energy

Effects of the three-nucleon forces on the triton binding energy are investigated using different models for which the xN scattering amplitudes for the off-mass-shell pions are extrapolated from the on-mass-shell data. In the independent model potential, the threenucleon forces are constructed using the chiral symmetry through partial conservation of the axial current vectors and current algebra. On the other hand, the three-nucleon forces in the dependent model potential are derived from an effective Lagrangian which is constrained by chiral and gauge symmetry. The effect of the long range 2π and the repulsive ap-exchange three-nucleon forces on the triton binding energy are investigated. The bound state triton binding energies are then calculated by solving the Faddeev equations with a Hamiltonian including the three-nucleon forces, using different nucleon-nucleon interactions. The pionic form factors are considered with different sets of the form factor cutoff,parameter Λ. The 2π-exchange forces with S- and P-wave amplitudes are found to overbind the triton binding energy by about 0.4～Y 1.6 MeV. However, xp-exchange forces are found to reduce the 2π exchange forces by about 18% of its contribution, to the triton binding energy.     

Monogamy Relations in Terms of Tsallis-Q Entropy in any Dimensional System

Monogamy of entanglement is a fundamental property of multipartite entangled states. In this article, due to the convexity of Trρ^q with respect to q when q ≥ 1, we give a monogamy-like relation in terms of Tsallis-q entanglement entropy of assistance (TqEEA) for pure states over an n- partite any dimensional system and monogamy-like relations in terms of Tsallis-q entanglement entropy (TqEE) for mixed states for any dimensional system, we also give a lower bound for the TqEE of a four-partite pure state. At last, we show that the generalized W-class states satisfy the polygamy relation in terms of TqEE when q = 2.     

Nonlocality in the Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction Due to Minimal-Relativity Factors: Effects on Two-Nucleon Observables and the Three-Nucleon Binding Energy

Minimal-relativity factors, when multiplied to a static local mesonexchange nucleon-nucleon potential, lead to a nonlocal potential. It is shown that the nonlocality can be represented by an analytically given nonlocality function, which has a width inversely proportional to the nucleon mass and which tends towards δ(r − r), the usual locality condition, in the limit of the nucleon mass going to infinity. Consequences of this particular type of non-locality for two-nucleon observables and for the three-nucleon binding energy are investigated along with a Malfliet-Tjjon-type potential. After readjusting the potential parameters of the nonlocal potential such that its two-nucleon properties are well matched to the ones of the static local potential the effect of the nonlocality on the three-nucleon binding energy essentially vanishes. Received October 9, 1995; revised December 30, 1995; accepted for publication March 12, 1996