Probing Excited $q\bar{q}$ Mesons via QCD Sum Rules

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Main Authors: Li, Shuang-Hong, Lai, Wei-Yang, Jin, Hong-Ying
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author Li, Shuang-Hong
Lai, Wei-Yang
Jin, Hong-Ying
author_facet Li, Shuang-Hong
Lai, Wei-Yang
Jin, Hong-Ying
contents We present a systematic study of the masses of light excited $q\bar{q}$ mesons using QCD sum rules at next-to-leading order (NLO). To probe excited states, we construct several interpolating currents with covariant derivatives inserted. The calculation is carried out up to dimension-8 condensates, including NLO perturbative and $m\langle\bar{q}q\rangle$ corrections. Employing Gaussian sum rules, we obtain several $J^P=2^\pm$ nonets with masses that agree well with experiments. Several $J=0,1$ states compatible with experiments are also obtained using both Gaussian and Laplace sum rules. In particular, the $J^{PC}=2^{++}$ current couples to two distinct $2^{++}$ resonances. This work demonstrates the efficacy of operators with covariant derivatives for studying excited hadrons.
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spellingShingle Probing Excited $q\bar{q}$ Mesons via QCD Sum Rules
Li, Shuang-Hong
Lai, Wei-Yang
Jin, Hong-Ying
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We present a systematic study of the masses of light excited $q\bar{q}$ mesons using QCD sum rules at next-to-leading order (NLO). To probe excited states, we construct several interpolating currents with covariant derivatives inserted. The calculation is carried out up to dimension-8 condensates, including NLO perturbative and $m\langle\bar{q}q\rangle$ corrections. Employing Gaussian sum rules, we obtain several $J^P=2^\pm$ nonets with masses that agree well with experiments. Several $J=0,1$ states compatible with experiments are also obtained using both Gaussian and Laplace sum rules. In particular, the $J^{PC}=2^{++}$ current couples to two distinct $2^{++}$ resonances. This work demonstrates the efficacy of operators with covariant derivatives for studying excited hadrons.
title Probing Excited $q\bar{q}$ Mesons via QCD Sum Rules
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16637