Consistency of the $\ddot{I}€\hat{I}”$ interaction in chiral perturbation theory

Abstract

We analyze the constraint structure of a spin-3/2 particle interacting with a pseudoscalar. Requiring the self consistency of the considered effective field theory imposes restrictions on the possible interaction terms. In the present case we derive two constraints among the three lowest-order $\ddot{I}€\hat{I}”$ interaction terms. From these constraints we find that the total Lagrangian is invariant under the so-called point transformation. On the other hand, demanding the invariance under the point transformation alone is less stringent and produces only classes of relations among the coupling constants.

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