A consistent treatment for pion form factors in space-like and time-like regions

Abstract

We write down some relevant matrix elements for the scattering and decay processes of the pion by considering a quark-meson vertex function. The pion charge and transition form factors $F_{\pi }$, $F_{\pi \gamma }$, and $F_{\pi {\gamma }^{\ast }}$ are extracted from these matrix elements using a relativistic quark model on the light-front. We found that, the form factors $F_{\pi }$ and $F_{\pi \gamma }$ in the space-like region agree well with experiment. Furthermore, the branching ratios of all observed decay modes of the neutral pion, that are related to the form factors $F_{\pi \gamma }$ and $F_{\pi {\gamma }^{\ast }}$ in the time-like region, are all consistent with the data as well. Additionally, $F_{\pi }$ in the time-like region, which deals with the nonvalence contribution, is also discussed.

24 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. D

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