Relativistic Faddeev 3D Equations for Three-Body Bound States Without Two-Body $t-$Matrices

Abstract

This paper explores a novel revision of the Faddeev equation for three-body (3B) bound states, as initially proposed in Ref. \cite{golak2013three}. This innovative approach, referred to as \tmatrixfree in this paper, directly incorporates two-body (2B) interactions and completely avoids the 2B transition matrices. We extend this formalism to relativistic 3B bound states using a three-dimensional (3D) approach without using partial wave decomposition. To validate the proposed formulation, we perform a numerical study using spin-independent Malfliet-Tjon and Yamaguchi interactions. Our results demonstrate that the relativistic \tmatrixfree Faddeev equation, which directly implements boosted interactions, accurately reproduces the 3B mass eigenvalues obtained from the conventional form of Faddeev equation, referred to as \tmatrixdependent in this paper, with boosted 2B $t-$matrices. Moreover, the proposed formulation provides a simpler alternative to the standard approach, avoiding the computational complexity of calculating boosted 2B $t-$matrices and leading to significant computational time savings.