We evaluate fπ/mρ, fK/mρ, 1/fρ, and mϕ/(fϕmρ), extrapolated to physical quark mass, zero lattice spacing and infinite volume, for lattice QCD with Wilson quarks in the valence (quenched) approximation. The predicted mϕ/(fϕmρ) differs from experiment by less than its statistical uncertainty of approximately 15\%. The other three constants are 10\% to 20\% below experiment, equivalent to between one and two times the corresponding statistical uncertainties.
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9302012,
title = {Meson Decay Constant Predictions of the Valence Approximation to Lattice QCD},
author = {F. Butler and H. Chen and J. Sexton and A. Vaccarino and D. Weingarten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9302012},
year = {2008}
}
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14 pages of Latex using REVTEX macros, included, plus Postscript for 2 figures, also included. (corrected two typos, one somewhat confusing)