Universal description of three two-component fermions

Abstract: A quantum mechanical three-body problem for two identical fermions of mass $m$ and a distinct particle of mass $m_1$ in the universal limit of zero-range two-body interaction is studied. For the unambiguous formulation of the problem in the interval $\mu_r < m/m_1 \le \mu_c$ ($\mu_r \approx 8.619$ and $\mu_c \approx 13.607$) an additional parameter $b$ determining the wave function near the triple-collision point is introduced; thus, a one-parameter family of self-adjoint Hamiltonians is defined. The dependence of the bound-state energies on $m/m_1$ and $b$ in the sector of angular momentum and parity $L^P = 1^-$ is calculated and analysed with the aid of a simple model.