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20202026
most citedVector-meson production and vector meson dominance

56 citations · 139 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

hep-ph2026

Electromagnetic Structure of and baryons from a covariant three-body Faddeev equation

Zhao-Qian Yao

We investigate the electromagnetic structure of the ground-state and baryons using a Poincaré-covariant three-body Faddeev equation within the rainbow-…

hep-ph2026

Lepton Flavour Universality in Semileptonic Transitions

Yu-Chen Hu, Cong-Cong Ye, Craig D. Roberts +1

Using continuum Schwinger function methods, we deliver parameter-free pointwise predictions for the complete set of twelve Standard Model (SM) ,…

hep-ph2026

Distribution amplitudes of vector and axial-vector mesons in a nonperturbatively improved symmetry-preserving framework

Zhen-Ni Xu, Zhao-Qian Yao, Peng Cheng +1

Using continuum Schwinger-function methods with a nonperturbatively improved, symmetry-preserving kernel, we deliver predictions for the leading-twist light-front distribution ampl…

hep-ph2026

Pseudoscalar charmonium and bottomonium: light-front wave functions, distribution amplitudes and distribution functions

Zhen-Ni Xu, Zhao-Qian Yao, Cédric Mezrag +2

Light-front wave functions play a central role in the program of understanding the structure of hadrons as QCD bound states. Using continuum Schwinger methods, based on Dyson-Schwi…

hep-ph2026

Pion structure from its light-front wave function

Khépani Raya, Zhen-Ni Xu, Zhao-Qian Yao +1

Understanding the structural properties of the pion is essential for elucidating the mechanisms of mass generation within the Standard Model and their role in the emergence and pro…

hep-ph2026

Contact interaction treatment of the nucleon Faddeev equation

Xin-Yu Bai, Ya Lu, Zhao-Qian Yao +2

Working with a symmetry-preserving treatment of a vector*vector contact interaction (SCI), a largely algebraic three-body Faddeev equation treatment of the nucleon bound state prob…

hep-ph2025

Symmetry-preserving calculation of pion light-front wave functions

Zhao-Qian Yao, Zhen-Ni Xu, Yu-Yang Xiao +2

Poincaré-covariant Bethe-Salpeter wave functions are used to calculate light-front wave functions (LFWFs) of the pion, , and an analogue state, . The current masses…

hep-ph2025

Constraining the Energy Momentum Tensor through DVCS Dispersion Relation beyond Leading Power

Víctor Martínez-Fernández, Daniele Binosi, Cédric Mezrag +1

In this letter, we analyse and interpret the kinematic power corrections to deeply virtual Compton scattering dispersion relation. We show that the kinematic corrections at twist-4…

hep-ph2025

Pion, Kaon and nucleon gravitational form factors

Zhao-Qian Yao, Yin-Zhen Xu, Daniele Binosi +5

A unified set of predictions for pion, kaon and nucleon gravitational form factors is obtained using a symmetry-preserving truncation of each relevant quantum field equation. A cru…

hep-ph2025

Hadron Structure: Perspective and Insights

Daniele Binosi, Craig D. Roberts, Zhao-Qian Yao

The bulk of visible mass is supposed to emerge from nonperturbative dynamics within quantum chromodynamics (QCD) -- the strong interaction sector of the Standard Model. Following y…

hep-ph2024

Likelihood of a zero in the proton elastic electric form factor

Peng Cheng, Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi +1

Working with the available data on the ratio of proton electric and magnetic form factors, , and independent of any model or theory of strong inter…

hep-ph2024

Onset of scaling violation in pion and kaon elastic electromagnetic form factors

Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi, Craig D. Roberts

Using a symmetry-preserving truncation of the quantum field equations describing hadron properties, parameter-free predictions are delivered for pion and kaon elastic electromagnet…

hep-ph2024

Nucleon charge and magnetisation distributions: flavour separation and zeroes

Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi, Zhu-Fang Cu +1

A symmetry-preserving truncation of the quantum field equations describing hadron properties is used to deliver parameter-free predictions for all nucleon elastic electromagnetic f…

hep-ph2022★ 18 cited

Contact interaction analysis of octet baryon axialvector and pseudoscalar form factors

Peng Cheng, Fernando E. Serna, Zhao-Qian Yao +3

Octet baryon axial, induced pseudoscalar, and pseudoscalar form factors are computed using a symmetry-preserving treatment of a vectorvector contact interaction (SCI),…

hep-ph2022★ 25 cited

Bethe-Salpeter kernel and properties of strange-quark mesons

Zhen-Ni Xu, Zhao-Qian Yao, Si-Xue Qin +2

Focusing on the continuum meson bound-state problem, a novel method is used to calculate closed-form Bethe-Salpeter kernels that are symmetry consistent with any reasonable gluon-q…

hep-ph2021

Semileptonic transitions: ; ; ; and

Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi, Zhu-Fang Cui +1

Continuum Schwinger function methods for the strong-interaction bound-state problem are used to arrive at a unified set of parameter-free predictions for the semileptonic ,…

hep-ph2021★ 56 cited

Vector-meson production and vector meson dominance

Yin-Zhen Xu, Si-Yang Chen, Zhao-Qian Yao +3

We consider the fidelity of the vector meson dominance (VMD) assumption as an instrument for relating the electromagnetic vector-meson production reaction $e + p \to e^\prime + V +…

hep-ph2021★ 19 cited

Semileptonic transitions

Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi, Zhu-Fang Cui +1

Using a systematic, symmetry-preserving continuum approach to the Standard Model strong-interaction bound-state problem, we deliver parameter-free predictions for all semileptonic…

hep-ph2020★ 21 cited

Semileptonic decays of mesons

Zhao-Qian Yao, Daniele Binosi, Zhu-Fang Cui +3

A symmetry-preserving continuum approach to meson bound-states in quantum field theory, employed elsewhere to describe numerous - and -meson electroweak processes, is used to…