Trinucleon Bound-State Properties from an Exact Solution of the Faddeev Equations with Realistic Nuclear Forces

The trinucleon bound-state energy, wave function, and charge form factor are calculated from a direct solution of the complete set of Faddeev equations. The nucleon-nucleon interaction (effective in the ¹S₀ and ³S₁-³D₁ states) is given by the Reid soft-core potential. We find EB=6.7 MeV, $P(S)=89.7%$, P(S^')=1.7%, and $P(D)=8.6%$. |FCh^³He(Q²)| (calculated) is similar to the approximate result of Tjon, Gibson, and O'Connell, and has a minimum at Q²=15.5 fm^-2.