2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/82634We re-examine the contribution of the $πN$ $S_{31}$ channel to the three-nucleon force for an energy dependent separable potential. Despite the lack of cancellation between the $S_{31}$ and the $P_{11}$ and $P_{33}$ channels, the total contribution of the three-nucleon force to the triton binding is still small.8 pages, 3 figures (postcript)Nuclear Theorytext