Comment on "$\Lambda_c N$ interaction in leading order covariant chiral effective field theory"

Abstract

Song et al. [Phys. Rev. C 102, 065208 (2020)] presented results for the $\Lambda_c N$ interaction based on an extrapolation of lattice simulations by the HAL QCD Collaboration at unphysical quark masses to the physical point via covariant chiral effective field theory. We point out that their predictions for the $^3D_1$ partial wave disagree with available lattice results. We discuss the origin of that disagreement and present a comparison with predictions from conventional (non-relativistic) chiral effective field theory.