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Pseudoscalar Decays into Two Photons in Chiral Perturbation Theory

Johan Bijnens, A. Bramòn, Fernando Cornet

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We study the one-loop corrections in chiral perturbation theory to the $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and $\ensuremath{\gamma}{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{*}$ decays of the pseudoscalar mesons. The latter are divergent, thus requiring the existence of dimension-six terms contributing to the anomalous Lagrangian. Some examples of such terms are given. We also discuss the experimental consequences of the next-to-leading terms.

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We study the one-loop corrections in chiral perturbation theory to the $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and $\ensuremath{\gamma}{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{*}$ decays of the pseudoscalar mesons. The latter are divergent, thus requiring the existence of dimension-six terms contributing to the anomalous Lagrangian. Some examples of such terms are given. We also discuss the experimental consequences of the next-to-leading terms.

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We study the one-loop corrections in chiral perturbation theory to the $\ensuremath{\gamma}\ensuremath{\gamma}$ and $\ensuremath{\gamma}{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{*}$ decays of the pseudoscalar mesons. The latter are divergent, thus requiring the existence of dimension-six terms contributing to the anomalous Lagrangian. Some examples of such terms are given. We also discuss the experimental consequences of the next-to-leading terms.

Key concepts: Physics, Pseudoscalar, Chiral perturbation theory, Particle physics, Meson, Photon, Lagrangian, Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)

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