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The rho-pi puzzle and vector glueball mixing

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-03 v1

Abstract

The ψ(3686)\psi(3686) is identified as the radial excitation of the J/ψJ/\psi. Based on perturbative QCD, the branching ratio of the ψ(3686)\psi(3686) into some final hadron state should be approximately 13% of the branching ratio of the J/ψJ/\psi to that same hadron final state. This is called the "13\% rule". However, certain decay channels such as the ρπ\rho\pi severely violate this 13% rule. Using the extended Linear Sigma Model, we study the effect a small mixing angle between the ψ(3686)\psi(3686) and the vector glueball can have on the 13% rule. We show that in a simple model the mixing can already suppress ψ(3686)\psi(3686) decays sufficiently to match the ρπ\rho\pi observation, but to fully describe the data a more sophisticated model is necessary. We also show that matching to data can tell us about the magnitude of glueball decay widths.

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@article{arxiv.2502.21042,
  title  = {The rho-pi puzzle and vector glueball mixing},
  author = {Arthur Vereijken},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.21042},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages, contribution to the proceedings of FAIR next generation scientists - 8th Edition Workshop (FAIRness2024)