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View SchemaA gauge invariant unitary theory for pion photoproduction
| Authors | C. H. M. van Antwerpen, I. R. Afnan |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/9407038 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9407038 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevC.52.554 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.C52:554-567,1995 |
Abstract
The Ward-Takahashi identities are central to the gauge invariance of the photoproduction amplitude. Here we demonstrate that unitarity and in particular the inclusion of both the $\pi N$ and $\gamma\pi N$ thresholds on equal footing yields a photoproduction amplitude that satisfies both two-body unitarity and the generalized Ward-Takahashi identities. The final amplitude is a solution of a set of coupled channel integral equations for the reactions $\pi N\rightarrow\pi N$ and $\gamma N\rightarrow\pi N$. % Figures available from the authors upon request, % e-mail: phchv@pippin.cc.flinders.edu.au % Submitted to Physical Review C
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