An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering

Abstract We present a new basis for the hadronic light-by-light (HLbL) tensor that is optimized for the evaluation of narrow-resonance contributions to HLbL scattering in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. As main advantage, kinematic singularities are manifestly absent for pseudoscalar, sca...

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Main Authors: Martin Hoferichter, Peter Stoffer, Maximilian Zillinger
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2024)092
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description Abstract We present a new basis for the hadronic light-by-light (HLbL) tensor that is optimized for the evaluation of narrow-resonance contributions to HLbL scattering in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. As main advantage, kinematic singularities are manifestly absent for pseudoscalar, scalar, and axial-vector states, while the remaining singularities for tensor resonances are minimized, even avoided for special cases, and simple crossing relations among the scalar functions maintained. We scrutinize the properties of this new basis for the scalar-QED pion box, demonstrating that the partial-wave convergence even slightly improves compared to our previous work, and discuss the physical sum rules that ensure basis independence of the HLbL contribution. Finally, we provide explicit expressions for narrow (pseudo-)scalar, axial-vector, and tensor intermediate states in terms of their respective transition form factors.
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spelling doaj-art-451ae7a23c1344f78b15be59552ac0f22025-08-20T02:51:27ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-04-012024412610.1007/JHEP04(2024)092An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scatteringMartin Hoferichter0Peter Stoffer1Maximilian Zillinger2Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of BernPhysik-Institut, Universität ZürichAlbert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of BernAbstract We present a new basis for the hadronic light-by-light (HLbL) tensor that is optimized for the evaluation of narrow-resonance contributions to HLbL scattering in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. As main advantage, kinematic singularities are manifestly absent for pseudoscalar, scalar, and axial-vector states, while the remaining singularities for tensor resonances are minimized, even avoided for special cases, and simple crossing relations among the scalar functions maintained. We scrutinize the properties of this new basis for the scalar-QED pion box, demonstrating that the partial-wave convergence even slightly improves compared to our previous work, and discuss the physical sum rules that ensure basis independence of the HLbL contribution. Finally, we provide explicit expressions for narrow (pseudo-)scalar, axial-vector, and tensor intermediate states in terms of their respective transition form factors.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2024)092Chiral LagrangianNonperturbative EffectsPrecision QED
spellingShingle Martin Hoferichter
Peter Stoffer
Maximilian Zillinger
An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
Journal of High Energy Physics
Chiral Lagrangian
Nonperturbative Effects
Precision QED
title An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
title_full An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
title_fullStr An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
title_full_unstemmed An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
title_short An optimized basis for hadronic light-by-light scattering
title_sort optimized basis for hadronic light by light scattering
topic Chiral Lagrangian
Nonperturbative Effects
Precision QED
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2024)092
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