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Anomalous η/η^′ decays: the triangle and box anomalies

2003/06/26 by M. Benayoun, P. David, L. DelBuono +3 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Amplitude #Anomaly (physics) #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Combinatorics #Context (archaeology) #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pion #Prime (order theory) #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum mechanics #hep-ph #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epjc/s2003-01378-x

published as Eur.Phys.J.C31:525-547,2003 · 47 pages

arxiv created 2003/06/26 · openalex publication_date 2003/12/01 · arxiv updated 2016/01/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We examine the decay modes η/\etp\ra π+ π- γ within the context of the Hidden Local Symmetry (HLS) Model. Using numerical information derived in previous fits to VPγ and Ve+e- decay modes in isolation and the ρ lineshape determined in a previous fit to the pion form factor, we show that all aspects of these decays can be predicted with fair accuracy. Freeing some parameters does not improve the picture. This is interpreted as a strong evidence in favor of the box anomaly in the η/\etp decays, which occurs at precisely the level expected. We also construct the set of equations defining the amplitudes for η/\etp\ra π+ π- γ and η/\etp \ra \ggam at the chiral limit, as predicted from the anomalous HLS Lagrangian appropriately broken. This provides a set of four equations depending on only one parameter, instead of three for the traditional set. This is also shown to match the (two--angle, two--decay--constant) η-\etp mixing scheme recently proposed and is also fairly well fulfilled by the data. The information returned from fits also matches expectations from previously published fits to the VPγ decay modes in isolation.

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