Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
2008-01-24
Phys.Rev.D77:091501,2008
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
5 pages, 6 figures, revtex format
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.77.091501
The dimensionless parameter $\xi = M_\pi^2/(16 \pi^2 F_\pi^2)$, where $F_\pi$ is the pion decay constant and $M_\pi$ is the pion mass, is expected to control the convergence of chiral perturbation theory applicable to QCD. Here we demonstrate that a strongly coupled lattice gauge theory model with the same symmetries as two-flavor QCD but with a much lighter $\sigma$-resonance is different. Our model allows us to study efficiently the convergence of chiral perturbation theory as a function of $\xi$. We first confirm that the leading low energy constants appearing in the chiral Lagrangian are the same when calculated from the $p$-regime and the $\epsilon$-regime as expected. However, $\xi \lesssim 0.002$ is necessary before 1-loop chiral perturbation theory predicts the data within 1%. For $\xi > 0.0035$ the data begin to deviate dramatically from 1-loop chiral perturbation theory predictions. We argue that this qualitative change is due to the presence of a light $\sigma$-resonance in our model. Our findings may be useful for lattice QCD studies.
Cecile D. J.
Chandrasekharan Shailesh
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