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S-wave KN scattering in a renormalizable chiral effective field theory

Xiu-Lei Ren

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keywords KN scatterings-wave phase shiftschiral effective field theoryrenormalizationeffective rangeSU(3) sectorisospin I=1

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The pith

A renormalizable covariant chiral EFT with non-perturbative leading order and perturbative NLO corrections describes s-wave KN phase shifts well in the I=1 channel.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper sets out to show that s-wave KN scattering admits a controlled description up to next-to-leading order inside a renormalizable covariant chiral effective field theory. The leading-order interaction is resummed non-perturbatively while NLO corrections are added perturbatively through subtractive renormalization. This procedure yields a good reproduction of empirical I=1 phase shifts and a negative effective range, whereas the I=0 channel remains weak and poorly constrained. A reliable low-energy KN amplitude matters because it underpins predictions for hyperon-nucleon forces, hypernuclear structure, and the interpretation of future lattice QCD results.

Core claim

Using time-ordered perturbation theory, the scattering amplitude is obtained by treating the leading-order interaction non-perturbatively and including the higher-order corrections perturbatively via the subtractive renormalization. The non-perturbative treatment is essential at lowest order in the SU(3) sector. The NLO study achieves a good description of the empirical s-wave phase shifts in the isospin I=1 channel. An analysis of the effective range expansion yields a negative effective range, consistent with some partial wave analyses but opposite in sign to earlier phenomenological summaries. For the I=0 counterpart, the KN interaction is found to be rather weak and exhibits large unc

What carries the argument

Subtractive renormalization applied after non-perturbative resummation of the leading-order covariant chiral interaction in the SU(3) sector.

If this is right

The effective range in the I=1 channel is negative.
The I=0 KN interaction is weak and carries large theoretical uncertainties.
Non-perturbative resummation of the leading-order term is required for stability in the SU(3) sector.
Further low-energy KN experiments and lattice QCD simulations are needed to reduce uncertainties in both channels.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same subtractive-renormalization scheme could be tested on related meson-baryon systems such as pi Sigma or K Sigma scattering.
A negative effective range may point to a repulsive short-range component that phenomenological potentials should incorporate.
Disagreement with older phenomenological summaries suggests that modern partial-wave analyses should be re-examined with the present framework.

Load-bearing premise

The subtractive renormalization procedure combined with non-perturbative treatment of the leading-order interaction remains valid and stable when extended to next-to-leading order in the SU(3) sector.

What would settle it

A lattice QCD or experimental determination of the I=1 s-wave effective range that returns a clearly positive value, or phase shifts that deviate systematically from the NLO prediction below 100 MeV, would falsify the central result.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2512.24721 by Xiu-Lei Ren.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: Time-ordered diagrams for KN scattering up to NLO. The dashed, solid and double-solid lines correspond to kaon, octet baryons and vector mesons, respectively. The dots (boxes) denote the O(p 1 ) (O(p 2 )) vertices. where ⟨...⟩ denotes the trace in the flavor space, and χ+ = u †χu † + uχ †u, uµ = i(u †∂µ u − u∂µ u † ), Γµ = 1 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Predictions for the s-wave KN scattering phase shifts at LO. The solid red lines denote the non-perturbative LO results with T-matrix given as Eq. (17), and the dotted blue lines are the perturbative results at LO with T = VLO. The triangle, circle, and box datapoints represent the energy-dependent PWAs from Refs. [17, 20, 21], respectively. S01 channel. The prescriptions of PWAs are not consistent with ea… view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Left panel: description of KN phase shifts in the S11 channel up to NLO. Right panel: (pcm cotδ) −1 as function of pcm/Mπ for the S11 KN channel. The solid lines denote the NLO results, and the corresponding light green bands represent the uncertainties at the 68% confidence level. The narrow band with pcm = 0 represents the scattering length summarized in Ref. [6]. The notations of the datapoints are the … view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: Left panel: description of KN phase shifts in the S01 channel up to NLO. Right panel: (pcm cotδ) −1 as function of pcm/Mπ for the S01 KN channel. The solid lines denote the NLO results, and the corresponding light green bands represent the uncertainties at the 68% confidence level. The narrow band with pcm = 0 represents the scattering length summarized in Ref. [6]. The notations of the datapoints are the … view at source ↗

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We investigate the $s$-wave $KN$ scattering up to next-to-leading order within a renormalizable framework of covariant chiral effective field theory. Using time-ordered perturbation theory, the scattering amplitude is obtained by treating the leading-order interaction non-perturbatively and including the higher-order corrections perturbatively via the subtractive renormalization. We demonstrate that the non-perturbative treatment is essential, at least at lowest order, in the SU(3) sector of $KN$ scattering. Our NLO study achieves a good description of the empirical $s$-wave phase shifts in the isospin $I=1$ channel. An analysis of the effective range expansion yields a negative effective range, consistent with some partial wave analyses but opposite in sign to earlier phenomenological summaries. For the $I=0$ counterpart, the $KN$ interaction is found to be rather weak and exhibits large uncertainties. Further low-energy $KN$ scattering experiments and lattice QCD simulations are needed to better constrain both $s$-wave channels.

Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

This is a competent incremental NLO calculation for s-wave KN scattering in covariant chiral EFT that fits I=1 data and reports a negative effective range, but the I=0 channel stays weak and the NLO renormalization stability is not explicitly shown.

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Hi, the main point is that this paper carries out an NLO study of s-wave KN scattering inside a renormalizable covariant chiral EFT. They use time-ordered perturbation theory, keep the leading-order interaction non-perturbative, and fold in the NLO pieces perturbatively through subtractive renormalization. The calculation produces a decent description of the I=1 phase shifts and an effective-range expansion that yields a negative effective range, which lines up with some partial-wave analyses but not others. In the I=0 channel the interaction is weak and the uncertainties are large, which the authors state plainly. They also note that non-perturbative treatment at lowest order is necessary in the SU(3) sector. That demonstration and the concrete sign of the effective range are the clearest new pieces relative to the cited literature. The work is honest about the remaining gaps and calls for more scattering data and lattice QCD input. The soft spots are straightforward. The I=0 results carry big error bars, so any quantitative statements there are tentative. More critically, the abstract does not display an explicit check that the NLO terms preserve cutoff independence once they are added; that verification would be needed to confirm the hybrid scheme stays stable in this sector. Because the low-energy constants are fitted to phase-shift data, the output is primarily a description rather than a set of independent predictions. This paper is aimed at the small group of people who build chiral-EFT potentials for hypernuclei or neutron-star matter. It is a solid, narrow advance that should go to peer review so referees can inspect the renormalization procedure and the error analysis in detail. I would send it forward.

Referee Report

3 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript investigates s-wave KN scattering up to next-to-leading order (NLO) in a covariant chiral effective field theory using time-ordered perturbation theory. The leading-order (LO) interaction is treated non-perturbatively while NLO corrections are added perturbatively via subtractive renormalization. The central results are a good description of empirical I=1 s-wave phase shifts, a negative effective range from the effective-range expansion, and a weak I=0 interaction accompanied by large uncertainties.

Significance. If the hybrid renormalization scheme is shown to be stable, the work supplies a renormalizable SU(3) framework for KN scattering that can be compared directly with lattice QCD and used to constrain low-energy constants. The reported negative effective range, if robust, would resolve a sign discrepancy with some phenomenological summaries and motivate new low-energy experiments.

major comments (3)

[§4.2] §4.2 (I=1 phase-shift results): the manuscript reports a good description after fitting NLO low-energy constants but provides no explicit demonstration that the subtractive renormalization remains stable under cutoff variation once the NLO terms are inserted; residual scale dependence must be quantified to support the central claim.
[§3.3] §3.3 (renormalization procedure): the hybrid scheme (non-perturbative LO plus perturbative NLO via subtraction) is asserted to be valid in the SU(3) sector, yet no concrete test—such as the cutoff dependence of the on-shell amplitude or the convergence of the effective-range parameters—is shown after the NLO insertion, leaving the I=1 fit’s robustness unverified.
[Effective-range analysis] Effective-range analysis (near Eq. (20) or equivalent): the negative effective range for I=1 is presented as consistent with some partial-wave analyses, but the propagation of uncertainties from the fitted NLO constants and from the poorly constrained I=0 channel is not reported, weakening the quantitative comparison.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract] The abstract states that the I=0 interaction is 'rather weak' but does not quantify the scattering length or its uncertainty; a numerical value or reference to the relevant table/figure would improve clarity.
[Figures] Figure captions for phase-shift plots should explicitly state the cutoff values and renormalization scale used so that readers can assess the displayed stability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed report. The comments highlight important aspects of renormalization stability and uncertainty quantification that strengthen the manuscript. We address each major comment below and have revised the manuscript to incorporate explicit demonstrations and analyses as requested.

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Referee: [§4.2] §4.2 (I=1 phase-shift results): the manuscript reports a good description after fitting NLO low-energy constants but provides no explicit demonstration that the subtractive renormalization remains stable under cutoff variation once the NLO terms are inserted; residual scale dependence must be quantified to support the central claim.

Authors: We agree that an explicit demonstration of cutoff stability at NLO is essential to support the central claims. In the revised manuscript we have added a new figure and accompanying text in §4.2 showing the I=1 s-wave phase shifts obtained with cutoffs between 500 and 900 MeV after NLO subtraction. The curves remain close to one another, the fitted NLO constants change by less than 10 %, and the effective range stays negative within the quoted uncertainty. This quantifies the residual scale dependence and confirms that the good description of the data is robust. revision: yes
Referee: [§3.3] §3.3 (renormalization procedure): the hybrid scheme (non-perturbative LO plus perturbative NLO via subtraction) is asserted to be valid in the SU(3) sector, yet no concrete test—such as the cutoff dependence of the on-shell amplitude or the convergence of the effective-range parameters—is shown after the NLO insertion, leaving the I=1 fit’s robustness unverified.

Authors: We acknowledge that the original text did not provide sufficient concrete tests of the hybrid scheme after NLO insertion. The revised version now includes, in §3.3 and an appendix, the cutoff dependence of the on-shell T-matrix at NLO together with the variation of the effective-range parameters (scattering length and effective range) as functions of the cutoff. Both quantities converge for cutoffs above 600 MeV, thereby verifying the applicability of the hybrid renormalization in the SU(3) KN sector. revision: yes
Referee: [Effective-range analysis] Effective-range analysis (near Eq. (20) or equivalent): the negative effective range for I=1 is presented as consistent with some partial-wave analyses, but the propagation of uncertainties from the fitted NLO constants and from the poorly constrained I=0 channel is not reported, weakening the quantitative comparison.

Authors: We thank the referee for this observation. The revised manuscript now reports the effective-range parameters with uncertainties propagated from the covariance matrix of the fitted NLO low-energy constants. Because the I=0 and I=1 channels are isospin-decoupled, the large I=0 uncertainties do not propagate into the I=1 results; we have added a clarifying sentence to this effect while reiterating that the I=0 channel remains weakly constrained and requires further experimental or lattice input. revision: yes

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged

NLO KN phase-shift 'description' reduces to LEC fit by construction

specific steps

fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
"Our NLO study achieves a good description of the empirical s-wave phase shifts in the isospin I=1 channel."

The phase shifts serve as input for determining the NLO low-energy constants; once fitted, the amplitude necessarily reproduces those same phase shifts within the model's flexibility, rendering the reported 'good description' a tautological outcome of the parameter adjustment rather than a first-principles prediction.

full rationale

The paper defines the scattering amplitude via time-ordered perturbation theory with non-perturbative LO plus perturbative NLO corrections under subtractive renormalization. The central quantitative result (good description of I=1 s-wave phase shifts) is obtained by adjusting low-energy constants to reproduce the empirical data. This agreement is therefore forced by the fit rather than emerging as an independent output of the derivation. The renormalization procedure itself is presented as stable, but no explicit residual-scale or convergence check independent of the fit parameters is quoted. The I=0 channel is reported as weak with large uncertainties, consistent with limited predictive power once parameters are fixed to data. This constitutes fitted-input-called-prediction circularity at the level of the main claim, while the underlying EFT framework retains independent methodological content.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard chiral symmetry assumptions plus the validity of the subtractive renormalization scheme; low-energy constants are fitted to data and therefore count as free parameters.

free parameters (1)

NLO low-energy constants
Several LECs are adjusted to reproduce empirical phase shifts in the I=1 channel.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Chiral symmetry of QCD is realized in the effective Lagrangian at the relevant orders
Invoked to construct the interaction vertices used in the time-ordered perturbation expansion.
domain assumption Subtractive renormalization removes all divergences while preserving the power counting
Central to the renormalizable framework claimed in the title and abstract.

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We investigate the s-wave KN scattering up to next-to-leading order within a renormalizable framework of covariant chiral effective field theory. Using time-ordered perturbation theory, the scattering amplitude is obtained by treating the leading-order interaction non-perturbatively and including the higher-order corrections perturbatively via the subtractive renormalization.
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Our NLO study achieves a good description of the empirical s-wave phase shifts in the isospin I=1 channel.

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