On the $ \rho $ and $ \sigma_{tot} $ measurement by the TOTEM Collaboration: in the wake of recent discoveries

Abstract

We show that extraction of the quantities} $\rho(s)=\mbox{Re}[T_{N}(s,0)]/\mbox{Im}[T_{N}(s,0)]$ {\it and} $\sigma_{\mbox{tot}}(s)$ {\it from the data on the $pp$ differential cross-section at $\sqrt{s} = 13$} TeV {\it obtained by the} TOTEM {\it Collaboration gives results essentially different from those presented in publication} \cite{Ant} {\it if to use a modified formula for Coulomb-nuclear interference. The physical interpretation of these data changes accordingly.