Model independent properties of two-photon exchange in elastic electron proton scattering

Abstract

We derive from first principles, as the C-invariance of the electromagnetic interaction and the crossing symmetry, the general properties of two-photon exchange in electron-proton elastic scattering. We show that the presence of this mechanism destroys the linearity of the Rosenbluth separation.

Comments: 12 pages, no figures- Corrected misprints, changes in P. 7. No changes in conclusions