Impossibility of the Efimov effect for p-wave interactions

Yusuke Nishida
Phys. Rev. A 86, 012710 – Published 26 July 2012

Abstract

Whether the Efimov effect is possible, in principle, for p-wave or higher partial-wave interactions is a fundamental question. Recently, there has been a claim that three nonrelativistic particles with resonant p-wave interactions exhibit the Efimov effect. We point out that the assumed p-wave scattering amplitude inevitably causes a negative probability. This indicates that the Efimov states found there cannot be realized in physical situations. We also restate our previous argument that the Efimov effect, defined as an infinite tower of universal bound states characterized by discrete scale invariance, is impossible for p-wave or higher partial-wave interactions.

  • Received 30 November 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.012710

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Yusuke Nishida

  • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA

See Also

Renormalization in the three-body problem with resonant p-wave interactions

Eric Braaten, P. Hagen, H.-W. Hammer, and L. Platter
Phys. Rev. A 86, 012711 (2012)

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Vol. 86, Iss. 1 — July 2012

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