ON THE RELATIVISTIC FIELD-THEORY MODEL OF THE DEUTERON-II (VOL 617, PG 414, 1997)

We correct the value of the cross section for pp-fusion (p + p --> D e(+) + v(e)) calculated in [A.N. Ivanov et al., Nucl. Phys. A 617 (19 97) 414]. We find a contribution to the astrophysical factor delta S-p p (0) = 2.01 x 10(-25) (1 +/- 0.30) MeVb which is obtained if only the weak and strong low-energy interactions of the protons and the deuter on are considered and the Coulomb repulsion between protons in the int ermediate state is neglected. Minor misprints in [A.N. Ivanov et al., Nucl, Phys, A 617 (1997) 414] are corrected. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.