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arxiv: 1907.09024 · v1 · pith:JEZLSKKPnew · submitted 2019-07-21 · ✦ hep-ph · nucl-ex· nucl-th

Polarisabilities of the nucleon in baryon chiral perturbation theory and beyond

Vadim Lensky , Vladimir Pascalutsa This is my paper

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keywords nucleon polarisabilitiesbaryon chiral perturbation theoryCompton scatteringtwo-photon exchangenucleon structure
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Baryon chiral perturbation theory supplies nucleon polarisabilities for real, virtual and doubly virtual Compton scattering regimes.

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The paper reviews recent calculations of nucleon polarisabilities within baryon chiral perturbation theory. These quantities encode the nucleon's electromagnetic response across different Compton scattering processes. The review emphasizes that matching these predictions to experimental data is required to control inelastic structure corrections such as two-photon exchange contributions. It further presents constraints that connect the distinct scattering regimes and thereby supply additional structural information.

Core claim

Baryon chiral perturbation theory yields consistent results for the nucleon polarisabilities that govern the nucleon's response in real, virtual, and doubly virtual Compton scattering; empirical verification of these results is essential for reliable evaluation of inelastic nucleon structure corrections such as two-photon exchange, while newly derived constraints interrelate the regimes and furnish further constraints on nucleon structure.

What carries the argument

Baryon chiral perturbation theory calculations of nucleon polarisabilities that describe electromagnetic response in Compton scattering.

If this is right

  • Improved two-photon exchange corrections become available for precision nucleon scattering analyses once the polarisability predictions are verified.
  • The inter-regime constraints allow extraction of additional nucleon structure parameters from combined data sets.
  • Theoretical control over virtual Compton scattering is strengthened, supporting calculations that involve off-shell photons.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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  • Future precision measurements at virtual Compton scattering facilities could directly test the predicted constraints between regimes.
  • The same framework may be extended to compute related structure functions entering dispersion relations for nucleon form factors.

Load-bearing premise

Baryon chiral perturbation theory accurately describes the low-energy electromagnetic response of the nucleon.

What would settle it

A statistically significant mismatch between the predicted and measured values of any nucleon polarisability in real Compton scattering that persists after inclusion of higher-order corrections.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1907.09024 by Vadim Lensky, Vladimir Pascalutsa.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Born graphs and the anomaly graph [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Left: πN loops that contribute to nucleon polarisabilities at NLO; Right: π∆ loops and the ∆ pole graph that contribute to nucleon polarisabilities at NNLO. Crossed and time-reversed graphs are not shown but are included in the calculation. The graphs that enter our BχPT calculation are shown in figs. 1 and 2. At leading order (LO), there are the Born graphs and the pion anomaly graph; the former do not co… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: The result of the BχPT calculation for the proton RCS cross section compared with experimental data. Data points are from: Illinois [31] — open squares, SAL [32] — open diamonds, and MAMI [33] — filled circles. The curves are: black dotted — Born graphs only, green dashed — Born+anomaly, blue solid — Born+anomaly+πN loops, red solid with a band — full NNLO BχPT. Source αE1 βM1 αE2 βM2 αE1ν βM1ν πN loops 6.… view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: The mechanisms that contribute to the process ep → epγ. The contribution of the last graph is parametrised by the generalised polarisabilities (GPs). Nucleon VCS is experimentally accessible in the process ep → epγ, and in the conventional setup the energy ω 0 of the final photon is considered small so that one can expand the amplitude and the observables in powers of ω 0 . The (spacelike) virtuality of th… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: VCS response functions PLL(Q 2 ) − PT T (Q 2 )/ε (left) and PT T (right). The curves correspond to ε = 0.65. The NNLO BχPT result — red solid curve with the cyan band. DR results [2] — blue band. The data shown are: real-photon values, black open circle, PDG 2014 [34], and blue circle, MAMI [33]; green diamond (solid/open), MIT-Bates [41, 42]; purple square (solid/open), MAMI [43]; red triangle (solid/soli… view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Generalised polarisabilities γ0(Q 2 ) and δLT (Q 2 ) of proton and neutron. Red solid lines and blue bands: NLO and NNLO BχPT result. Black dotted lines: MAID2007 [47]. Grey bands: BχPT calculation of ref. [48]. Blue dashed line: NNLO HBχPT calculation [49]; off the scale for γ0(Q 2 ). Red band: infrared￾regularised BχPT calculation [50]. The data points for the proton γ0 at finite Q 2 are from Ref. [51] (… view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Graphical representation of the spin-dependent sum rules of Eq. 6.1 (left) and 6.2 (right). The brown bands in both panels are the empirical extraction of γE1M2 and γE1E1 [35]. The blue bands are the DR evaluations [2] for the RCS and the slopes of VCS polarisabilities. The magenta bands are the BχPT evaluations [21, 19, 20]. The gray band in the left panel is the sum rule constraint based on the empirical… view at source ↗
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We review the recent baryon chiral perturbation theory results for the nucleon polarisabilities that describe the different regimes of nucleon Compton scattering --- real, virtual, and doubly virtual. We stress the importance of the empirical verification of the theory in the context of the calculation of the inelastic nucleon structure corrections, such as the two-photon exchange contributions. We also discuss the recently obtained constraints that relate the different regimes of nucleon Compton scattering and can provide additional information on the nucleon structure.

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Summary. The paper reviews recent baryon chiral perturbation theory results for the nucleon polarisabilities that describe the different regimes of nucleon Compton scattering — real, virtual, and doubly virtual. It stresses the importance of empirical verification of the theory in the context of calculating inelastic nucleon structure corrections such as two-photon exchange contributions, and discusses recently obtained constraints relating the different regimes of nucleon Compton scattering.

Significance. If the literature summaries are accurate, the review consolidates ChPT results across Compton regimes and highlights the practical value of empirical checks plus inter-regime constraints for nucleon structure calculations. This provides a useful reference point for work on two-photon exchange and related corrections.

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  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the phrase 'and beyond' in the title is not expanded upon; a single sentence clarifying what extensions (e.g., higher orders, resonance contributions, or lattice input) are covered would improve clarity for readers.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript and for recommending acceptance. The review accurately captures the scope of our work on baryon ChPT results for nucleon polarisabilities in real, virtual, and doubly virtual Compton regimes, along with the emphasis on empirical verification and inter-regime constraints.

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This paper is a review summarizing baryon ChPT results on nucleon polarisabilities across Compton regimes from prior literature. No novel derivation chain, parameter fitting, or prediction is asserted that reduces to the paper's own inputs by construction. The central content consists of descriptive summaries and references to empirical verification, with constraints discussed as coming from external sources. No self-citation is load-bearing for any internal claim, and the work is self-contained against external benchmarks.

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