Three-Body Model Of The D Plus A System In An Antisymmetrized, Translationally Invariant Many Nucleon Theory

This paper concerns the theory of direct A(d, p)B reactions and how practical three-body models of them are related to the optical model potentials describing the interaction of the deuterons constituents and the target A. A new definition of the nucleon optical potential is introduced which necessitates a careful examination of the boundary conditions involved in the associated coupled-channel formalism. The new definition turns out to be very convenient for making a connection with the theory of the A(d, p)B reaction. The analysis is carried out within an antisymmetrized, translationally invariant formalism and provides a firm basis from a many-body point of view for the three-body force effects calculated in.