Sum rule for the Compton amplitude and implications for the proton–neutron mass difference
Abstract The Cottingham formula expresses the leading contribution of the electromagnetic interaction to the proton-neutron mass difference as an integral over the forward Compton amplitude. Since quarks and gluons reggeize, the dispersive representation of this amplitude requires a subtraction. We...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-12-01
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Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08615-2 |