Elastic electron deuteron scattering with consistent meson exchange and relativistic contributions of leading order - art. no. 034002

The influence of relativistic contributions to elastic electron deuteron sc attering is studied systematically at low and intermediate momentum transfe rs (Q(2)less than or equal to 30 fm(-2)). In a.(p/M) expansion, all leading -order relativistic pi-exchange contributions consistent with the Bonn OBEP Q models are included. In addition, static heavy meson exchange currents in cluding boost terms and lowest order rho pi gamma currents are considered. Sizable effects from the various relativistic two-body contributions, mainl y from pi exchange, have been found in form factors, structure functions, a nd the tensor polarization T-20. Furthermore, static properties, viz, magne tic dipole and charge quadrupole moments and the mean square charge radius are evaluated.