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Study of transition form factors of the lightest pseudoscalars

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-01-29 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

In this paper, we study the transition form factors of the lightest pseudoscalar mesons, π0\pi^0, η\eta, and η\eta', within the framework of resonance chiral theory. Our analysis is performed based on the data of time-like and space-like singly-virtual and space-like doubly-virtual form factors, as well as the relevant cross sections and latest invariant mass spectra of e+ee^+e^- pair for the process of Pγe+eP\to\gamma e^+ e^-. The transition form factors of these pseudoscalars are obtained. Also, we evaluate their contributions to the light-by-light part of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. Our two Fits give similar results, where Fit-A gives aμπ0=(61.6±1.8)×1011a_\mu^{\pi^0 }=(61.6\pm 1.8)\times10^{-11}, aμη=(15.2±1.7)×1011a_\mu^{\eta }=(15.2\pm1.7)\times10^{-11}, aμη=(16.0±1.2)×1011a_\mu^{\eta'}=(16.0\pm 1.2)\times10^{-11}, and the total contribution of neutral pseudo-scalar meson poles is aμπ0+η+η=(92.8±2.9)×1011a_\mu^{\pi^0+\eta+\eta'}=(92.8\pm2.9)\times10^{-11}.

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@article{arxiv.2509.06471,
  title  = {Study of transition form factors of the lightest pseudoscalars},
  author = {Yi-Hao Zhang and Shao-Zhou Jiang and Ling-Yun Dai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.06471},
  year   = {2026}
}

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23 pages, 9 figures