Lambda N- Sigma N interaction with isobar coupling and six-quark resonances.

The long-range ΛN-ΣN interaction is modeled by a configuration-space meson-exchange potential matrix coupling to channels with Δ and Σ(1385) isobars. An inner boundary condition, based on R-matrix theory, replaces form factors for short-range effects and includes the effects of free quark configurations. An excellent fit is obtained to the available data, with only the energy-independent boundary conditions as free parameters. The effect of isobar thresholds is shown to be substantial in several partial waves and is crucial to the understanding of the higher-energy ΛN elastic scattering data. The positions and widths of [q(1s 1/2 )] 5 s (1s 1/2 ) quark exotics are predicted