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$I=\frac{3}{2}$ $\pi K$ $s$-wave scattering length from lattice QCD

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2026-02-06 v1

Abstract

The I=32I=\frac{3}{2} πK\pi K ss-wave scattering phase shift is computed by lattice quantum chromodynamics with Nf=3N_f=3 flavors of Asqtad-improved staggered fermions. The energy-eigenvalues of πK\pi K systems at one center of mass frame and six moving frames using moving wall source technique are used to get phase shifts by L\"uscher's formula and its extensions. The calculations are good enough to acquire effective range expansion parameters: scattering length aa, effective range rr, and shape parameter PP, which are in good agreement with our explicit analytical predictions in three-flavor chiral perturbation theory at next-to-leading order. All results are fairly consistent with experimental measurements, phenomenological studies, and lattice estimations. Numerical computations are implemented at a fine (a0.082a\approx0.082 fm, L3T=40396L^3 T = 40^3 96) lattice ensemble with physical quark masses.

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@article{arxiv.2601.01205,
  title  = {$I=\frac{3}{2}$ $\pi K$ $s$-wave scattering length from lattice QCD},
  author = {Ziwen Fu and Qu-Zhi Li and Jun Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.01205},
  year   = {2026}
}

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