Related papers: Radiative corrections to $\tau\to\pi\pi\nu_\tau$
A reliable calculation of radiative corrections to $\tau\to\pi\pi\nu_\tau$ decays is an important prerequisite for using hadronic $\tau$ decays for a data-driven evaluation of the hadronic-vacuum-polarization contribution to the anomalous…
We review the isospin-breaking and electromagnetic corrections to the $\tau^- \to \pi^- \pi^0 \nu_\tau$ decays, which are used as an input to the two-pion contributions to the hadronic vacuum polarization (at LO) of the anomalous magnetic…
We revisit the isospin-breaking and electromagnetic corrections to the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$, which allow its use as input in the two-pion contribution to the (leading order) hadronic vacuum polarization part of the muon…
We discuss the decay tau^- -> nu_tau pi^- pi^0 gamma in terms of a model with the correct low-energy structure and with the relevant resonance degress of freedom. The nontrivial radiative dynamics becomes visible for large photon momenta…
We propose a dispersive representation of the charged pion vector form factor that is consistent with chiral symmetry and fulfills the constraints imposed by analyticity and unitarity. Unknown parameters are fitted to the very precise data…
In this work we focus on the evaluation of the leading-order hadronic vacuum polarization contribution from the $\pi\pi$ channel to the muon anomalous magnetic moment $a_\mu$ by using the experimental $\tau\to\pi\pi\nu_\tau$ data. The…
The two-pion contribution to hadronic vacuum polarization can be extracted from tau decay data when isospin violating and radiative corrections are taken into account. When the dominant corrections are applied to the photon-inclusive decay…
We revisit the isospin-breaking corrections relating the $e^+e^-$ hadronic cross-section and the tau decay spectral function, focusing on the di-pion channel, that gives the dominant contribution to the hadronic vacuum polarization piece of…
We present a detailed analysis of $e^+e^-\to\pi^+\pi^-$ data up to $\sqrt{s}=1\,\text{GeV}$ in the framework of dispersion relations. Starting from a family of $\pi\pi$ $P$-wave phase shifts, as derived from a previous Roy-equation analysis…
We calculate the leading isospin-violating and electromagnetic corrections for the decay tau --> pi^0 pi nu_tau at low energies. The corrections are small but relevant for the inclusion of tau decay data in the determination of hadronic…
By far the biggest contribution to hadronic vacuum polarization (HVP) arises from the two-pion channel. Its quark-mass dependence can be evaluated by combining dispersion relations with chiral perturbation theory, providing guidance on the…
We explore the potential of a combined analysis of the decays $\tau^{-}\to\pi^{-}\pi^{0}\nu_{\tau}$ and $\tau^{-}\to K^{-}K_{S}\nu_{\tau}$ in the determination of the $\rho(1450)$ and $\rho(1700)$ resonance properties in the frame of…
We compare the isospin-one, vector-current hadronic vacuum polarization (HVP) obtained from isospin-symmetric lattice QCD with that obtained from a dispersive representation employing inclusive hadronic $\tau$ decay data corrected for…
We calculate the electromagnetic corrections needed to obtain isospin invariant hadronic pion-pion s-wave scattering lengths a^0, a^2 from the elements a_cc, a_0c of the s-wave scattering matrix for the (\pi^+ \pi^-, \pi^0 \pi^0) system at…
The consistent matching of short-distance contributions and hadronic matrix elements is crucial for precise predictions of weak processes involving hadrons. In this Letter, we address this point for charged-current processes involving two…
The pion-pole contribution to hadronic light-by-light scattering in the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon $(g-2)_\mu$ is fully determined by the doubly-virtual pion transition form factor. Although this crucial input quantity is, in…
A reanalysis of the radiative pion decay together with the calculation of the radiative corrections within chiral perturbation theory (CHPT) is performed. The amplitude of this decay contains an inner Bremsstrahlung contribution and a…
The long-distance electromagnetic radiative corrections to tau- -> pi- pi0 nu are re-evaluated. A meson dominance model is used to describe the emission of real photons in this decay. Results obtained for the hadronic spectrum and the decay…
The $\tau$ spectral functions are an alternative to $e^+e^-$ cross-sections, where different measurements are not consistent, for computing the hadronic vacuum contribution to the muon magnetic anomaly $a_\mu$. This requires a control of…
We calculate the leading isospin-violating and electromagnetic corrections for the decay tau -> pi^0 pi nu_tau at low energies. The corrections are small but relevant for the inclusion of tau decay data in the determination of hadronic…