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How important is the three-nucleon force?

T-Y. Saito, I. R. Afnan

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9308011

Abstract

By calculating the contribution of the π-π three-body force to the three-nucleon binding energy in terms of the πN amplitude using perturbation theory, we are able to determine the contribution of the different πN partial waves to the three-nucleon force. The division of the πN amplitude into a pole and nonpole gives a unique procedure for the determination of the πNN form factor in the model. The total contribution of the three-body force to the binding energy of the triton is found to be very small.

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