A model of the two-nucleon interaction derived from the potential model of the quark structure of baryons is proposed. This model leads to a nonlocal Schrödinger equation for the deuteron which has been solved numerically. The model parameters are consistent with those fitted to baryon spectroscopy and the predicted deuteron properties are in even better agreement with experiment than the authors had dared hope.

• Received 29 March 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.771