Isoscalar ππ,KK,ηη\pi\pi, K\overline{K}, \eta\eta scattering and the σ,f0,f2\sigma, f_0, f_2 mesons from QCD

Aug 20, 2017
24 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 97 (2018) 5, 054513
  • Published: Mar 27, 2018
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Report number:
  • JLAB-THY-17-2534

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Abstract: (APS)
We present the first lattice QCD study of coupled isoscalar ππ,KK¯,ηη S- and D-wave scattering extracted from discrete finite-volume spectra computed on lattices which have a value of the light quark mass corresponding to mπ∼391  MeV. In the JP=0+ sector we find analogues of the experimental σ and f0(980) states, where the σ appears as a stable bound-state below ππ threshold, and, similar to what is seen in experiment, the f0(980) manifests itself as a dip in the ππ cross section in the vicinity of the KK¯ threshold. For JP=2+ we find two states resembling the f2(1270) and f2′(1525), observed as narrow peaks, with the lighter state dominantly decaying to ππ and the heavier state to KK¯. The presence of all these states is determined rigorously by finding the pole singularity content of scattering amplitudes, and their couplings to decay channels are established using the residues of the poles.
  • meson meson: scattering
  • pi pi: scattering
  • K anti-K: scattering
  • bound state: stability
  • quark: mass dependence
  • scattering
  • isoscalar
  • quantum chromodynamics
  • lattice field theory
  • numerical calculations