Chiral Corrections to Lattice Calculations of Charge Radii

Abstract

Logarithmic divergences in pion and proton charge radii associated with chiral loops are investigated to assess systematic uncertainties in current lattice determinations of charge radii. The chiral corrections offer a possible solution to the long standing problem of why present lattice calculations yield proton and pion radii which are similar in size.

Comments: PostScript file only. Ten pages. Figures included. U. of MD Preprint #92-190