Resolution of the η3π\eta \to 3 \pi Problem

Oct, 1980
8 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 187 (1981) 293-300
  • Published: 1981
Report number:
  • Print-80-0819 (ECOLE POLY)

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
It is shown that the discrepancy between experiment and the soft pion current algebra for η → 3 π is mainly due to the square root threshold singularity induced by the strong pion-pion final-state interaction. It is found that Γ ( η → π + π − π 0 ) = 200 eV, in excellent agreement with the experimental result 204 ± 29 eV.
  • ETA(549): HADRONIC DECAY
  • HADRONIC DECAY: ETA(549)
  • PI PI: FINAL-STATE INTERACTION
  • FINAL-STATE INTERACTION: PI PI
  • THRESHOLD
  • ETA(549): DECAY WIDTH
  • DECAY WIDTH: ETA(549)
  • PHOTON: PROPAGATOR
  • CURRENT ALGEBRA: COMMUTATION RELATIONS
  • PI PI: PARTIAL WAVE