Role of the $\sigma$-resonance in determining the convergence of chiral perturbation theory

Abstract

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.

5 pages, 6 figures, revtex format

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