Non perturbative chiral approach to s-wave \bar{K}N interactions

Abstract

The s-wave meson-nucleon interaction in the $S = -1$ sector is studied by means of coupled-channel Lippmann Schwinger equations, using the lowest order chiral Lagrangian and a cut off to regularize the loop integrals. The method reproduces succesfully the $Λ(1405)$ resonance and the $K^- p \to K^- p, \bar{K}^0 n, π^0 Λ, π^0 Σ, π^+ Σ^-, π^- Σ^+$ cross sections at low energies. The inclusion of the $ηΛ, ηΣ^0$ channels in the coupled system is found very important and allows a solution in terms of only the lowest order Lagrangian.

34 pages, 11 figures, uses epsf.sty, submitted to Nucl.Phys.A