Electromagnetic structure of axial-vector mesons and implications for the muon $g-2$

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Main Authors: Xing, Zanbin, Chang, Lei, Raya, Khépani
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author Xing, Zanbin
Chang, Lei
Raya, Khépani
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Chang, Lei
Raya, Khépani
contents The electromagnetic structure of axial-vector mesons is investigated via elastic and two-photon transition form factors (TFFs). To this end, we employ a framework based on the Dyson-Schwinger and Bethe-Salpeter equations within a contact interaction model. This largely algebraic approach transparently exposes the role of symmetries and their breaking, and has proven successful in describing anomaly-sensitive processes, including pseudoscalar to two-photon TFFs, $γ\to 3 π$, and vector-to-pseudoscalar radiative decays. Restricting our analysis to the lowest-lying states, $\text{A}=\{ a_1, f_1,f_1'\}$, we also evaluate the corresponding light-by-light contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment, and obtain $a_μ^{\text{A}}=11.30(4.71)\times10^{-11}$, consistent with contemporary estimates.
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spellingShingle Electromagnetic structure of axial-vector mesons and implications for the muon $g-2$
Xing, Zanbin
Chang, Lei
Raya, Khépani
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
The electromagnetic structure of axial-vector mesons is investigated via elastic and two-photon transition form factors (TFFs). To this end, we employ a framework based on the Dyson-Schwinger and Bethe-Salpeter equations within a contact interaction model. This largely algebraic approach transparently exposes the role of symmetries and their breaking, and has proven successful in describing anomaly-sensitive processes, including pseudoscalar to two-photon TFFs, $γ\to 3 π$, and vector-to-pseudoscalar radiative decays. Restricting our analysis to the lowest-lying states, $\text{A}=\{ a_1, f_1,f_1'\}$, we also evaluate the corresponding light-by-light contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment, and obtain $a_μ^{\text{A}}=11.30(4.71)\times10^{-11}$, consistent with contemporary estimates.
title Electromagnetic structure of axial-vector mesons and implications for the muon $g-2$
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17311