Cusps in K ---> 3 pi decays

Apr, 2006
14 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 638 (2006) 187-194
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Report number:
  • HISKP-TH-06-09

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Abstract:
The pion mass difference generates a pronounced cusp in K --> 3 pi decays. As has recently been pointed out by Cabibbo and Isidori, an accurate measurement of the cusp may allow one to pin down the S-wave pi pi scattering lengths to high precision. Here, we present and illustrate an effective field theory framework that allows one to determine the structure of this cusp in a straightforward manner. The strictures imposed by analyticity and unitarity are respected automatically.
  • 11.30.Rd
  • 11.55.Bq
  • 13.75.Lb
  • 13.20.Eb
  • Chiral symmetries
  • Analytic properties of the S-matrix
  • Decays of K-mesons
  • Meson-meson interactions
  • Analytic properties of the S -matrix
  • Decays of K -mesons