Tau decays into two mesons: an overview

Abstract

We review the state-of-the-art theoretical analyses of tau decays into a pair of mesons and a neutrino. The participant vector and scalar form factors, $f_{+}(s)$ and $f_0(s)$, are described in the frame of Chiral Perturbation Theory with resonances supplemented by dispersion relations, and the physical parameters of the intermediate resonances produced in the decay are extracted through the pole position of $f_{+,0}(s)$ in the complex plane. As a side result, we also determine the low-energy observables associated to the form factors. We hope our study to be of interest for present and future experimental analyses of these decays.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures. Contribution to the Proceedings of the International Workshop "e+e- Collisions From Phi to Psi 2019", held in Novosibirsk, Russia, from February 25 to March 1, 2019. To be published in EPJ Web Of Conferences

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