CorrelatedπρExchange in theNNInteraction

Abstract
We evaluate the contribution to the nucleon-nucleon interaction due to correlated πρ exchange by means of dispersion-theoretic methods based on a realistic meson-exchange model for the interaction between a π and a ρ meson. This process has a substantial effect; in the pionic channel it counterbalances the suppression of the one-pion-exchange potential due to a realistic, soft πNN form factor.