Effects of different Form-factors in Meson-Photon-Photon Transitions and the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment

dc.creatorBijnens, Johan
dc.creatorPersson, Fredrik
dc.date2001-06-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:44:46Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:44:46Z
dc.descriptionThe exact form of the form-factor associated with a meson-photon-photon vertex is not known. Different suggestions exist, based on constraints from QCD and on recent experiments. Four different form-factors are studied in this article. We calculate decay rates for the decays $π^{0}\to γγ$, $η\to γe^{+}e^{-}$, $η\to μ^{+}μ^{-} e^{+}e^{-}$} and $η\to e^{+}e^{-} e^{+}e^{-}$ and cross sections for the processes $e^{+}e^{-}\to PS e^{+}e^{-}$, where $PS=π^{0}$, $η$ or $η'$. The results depend on the choice of form-factor and we examine if the differences are large enough to distinguish in upcoming experiments. The dominant part of the light-by-light contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment is also calculated. Here the uncertainty around the choice of form-factor implies that it is possible to estimate a smallest error in the theoretical value of this contribution.
dc.description28p. Master thesis from december 1999 but the results were felt useful for the muon g-2 discussion. Version with more references in preparation
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0106130
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0106130
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/40698
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleEffects of different Form-factors in Meson-Photon-Photon Transitions and the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment
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