Improved estimates of the pion-photon transition form factor in the $(1\le {\mathbf{Q}}^2\le 5)$~GeV${}^2$ range and their theoretical uncertainties

Abstract

We consider the pion-photon transition form factor at low to intermediate spacelike momenta within the theoretical framework of light-cone sum rules. We derive predictions which take into account all currently known contributions stemming from QCD perturbation theory up to the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) and by including all twist terms up to order six. In order to enable a more detailed comparison with forthcoming high-precision data, we also estimate the main systematic theoretical uncertainties, stemming from various sources, and discuss their influence on the calculations --- in particular the dominant one related to the still uncalculated part of the NNLO contribution. The analysis addresses, in broad terms, also the role of the twist-two pion distribution amplitude derived with different approaches.

arXiv comment10 pages, 3 figures, Based on the talk given at the XIIth International Conference "Quark Confinement and the Hadronic Spectrum" (Thessaloniki, Greece, 28 August - 4 September 2016)

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