Watson's theorem and electromagnetism in K -> pi pi decay
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-11-26 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We consider what constraints unitarity and CPT invariance yield on the strong and electromagnetic phases entering K -> pi pi decay. In particular, we show that the relative size of the electromagnetically-induced changes in the I=0 and I=2 phase shifts in the two--pion final state do not depend on the explicit coupling to the pi^+ pi^- gamma channel. This demonstrates that Watson's theorem can be extended to include the presence of electromagnetism. We point out the consequences for the general structure of the K -> pi pi decay amplitudes in the presence of isospin violation.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0103144,
title = {Watson's theorem and electromagnetism in K -> pi pi decay},
author = {S. Gardner and Ulf-G. Meißner and G. Valencia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0103144},
year = {2008}
}
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7 pages, LaTeX, axodraw.sty