Relativistic Hamiltonian Dynamics and Few-Nucleon Systems

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the importance of relativistic effects in calculating the electromagnetic form factors of helium-3 and tritium using Light-Front Hamiltonian Dynamics, highlighting their increasing significance at higher momentum transfers.

Contribution

It introduces a preliminary calculation of few-nucleon electromagnetic form factors incorporating relativistic effects via Light-Front Hamiltonian Dynamics.

Findings

Relativistic effects are significant even at static limit.

Relativistic effects increase with higher momentum transfer.

Preliminary results highlight the relevance of relativistic dynamics in few-nucleon systems.

Abstract

We present a preliminary calculation of the electromagnetic form factors of $^3$He and $^3$H, performed within the Light-Front Hamiltonian Dynamics. Relativistic effects show their relevance even at the static limit, increasing at higher values of momentum transfer, as expected.