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Spectral representation for u- and t-channel exchange processes in a partial-wave decomposition

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-07-22 v1

Abstract

We study the analytic structure of partial-wave amplitudes derived from u- and t-channel exchange processes. The latter plays a crucial role in dispersion-theory approaches to coupled-channel systems that model final state interactions in QCD. A general spectral representation is established that is valid in the presence of anomalous thresholds, decaying particles or overlapping left-hand and right-hand cut structures as it occurs frequently in hadron physics. The results are exemplified at hand of ten specific processes.

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@article{arxiv.1506.02375,
  title  = {Spectral representation for u- and t-channel exchange processes in a partial-wave decomposition},
  author = {M. F. M. Lutz and E. E. Kolomeitsev and C. L. Korpa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.02375},
  year   = {2015}
}

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35 pages, 7 figures

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