Abstract
The authors construct, in the static potential approximation, the number operator for excess pions present in nuclei due to the pion-exchange forces between nucleons. Expectation values are calculated with use of variational wave functions obtained from a realistic Hamiltonian. Results are presented for systems ranging from the deuteron to nuclear matter: For example is estimated to have ∼7 extra pions, over and above the pion clouds associated with the individual nucleons.
- Received 27 May 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.763
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