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Convergence Issues in Nucleon-Nucleon Effective Field Theory

James V. Steele

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9904023

Abstract

The origin of the breakdown scale in an effective field theory treatment of nuclear forces is investigated. Different organizational schemes used in the nonperturbative calculation of nucleon-nucleon scattering seem to break down for different physical reasons. It is argued that the same physics is actually responsible, namely strong two-pion exchange as also observed in the pion scalar form factor. The prospect of extending the applicability of the effective field theory beyond this breakdown point is discussed.

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