A note on scalar meson dominance

Abstract

We consider chiral perturbation theory with an explicit broad $\sigma$-meson and study its contribution to the scalar form factors of the pion and the nucleon. Our goal is to learn more about resonance saturation in the scalar sector.

arXiv comment9 pages, 3 figures, extended introduction and discussions, conclusions unchanged, version accepted for publication in Chinese Physics C

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