On the Recoil Correction to Adiabatic Nuclear Potential

Abstract
Recoil correction to adiabatic nuclear potential in the symmetrical pseudoscalar meson theory with pseudovector coupling is calculated up to the first order in the nucleon velocities by means of the F-S-T formalism1) which is formulated by taking into account the normalization condition for the Tamm-Dancoff amplitude. Divergences which appear in the course of the calculations are subtracted by a sort of non-covariant renormalization procedure. Resultant correction consists of two parts, spin-orbit coupling part and velocity-independent part. The former is found to be of the correct sign and suitable magnitude as required by the theory of nuclear shell model.