https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0590-x
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
QED radiative corrections to the decay π0→e+e-
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
* e-mail: dorokhov@theor.jinr.ru
Received:
19
January
2008
Published online:
24
April
2008
We reconsider QED radiative corrections (RC) to the π0→e+e- decay width. One kind of RC investigated earlier has a renormalization group origin and can be associated with the final state interaction of electron and positron. It determines the distribution of lepton pair invariant masses in the whole kinematic region. The other type of RC has a double-logarithmic character and is related to almost on-mass-shell behavior of the lepton form factors. The total effect of RC for π0→e+e- decay is estimated to be 3.2%, and for η→e+e- decay it is 4.3%.
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