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Title: On the {pi} and K as qq bound states and approximate Nambu-Goldstone bosons

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
 [1];  [2]
  1. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv (Israel)
  2. C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794 (United States)

We reconsider the two different facets of {pi} and K mesons as qq bound states and approximate Nambu-Goldstone bosons. We address several topics, including masses, mass splittings between {pi} and {rho} and between K and K*, meson wave functions, charge radii, and the K-{pi} wave function overlap.

OSTI ID:
21254751
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 79, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.016005; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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