Corrections to Fermi's Golden Rule in $\varphi \to K\bar{K}$ Decays

Abstract

We analyze the decays $\varphi \to K\bar{K}$ utilizing a formulation of transition rates which explicitly exhibits corrections to Fermi's Golden Rule. These corrections arise in systems in which the phase space and/or matrix element varies rapidly with energy, as happens in $\varphi \to K\bar{K}$, which is just above threshold. We show that the theoretical corrections resolve a puzzling $5\sigma$ discrepancy between theory and experiment for the branching ratio $R=\Gamma (\varphi \to K^{+}{K}^{-})/\Gamma (\varphi \to K^0{\bar{K}}^0)$.

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