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The omega-rho meson mass splitting and mixing from lattice QCD

arXiv:0902.3897 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2009.03.055

Abstract

We compare flavour singlet and non-singlet vector mesons from first principles using lattice QCD. With N_f=2 flavours of light quark, this addresses the omega-rho mass difference. Using maximally twisted-mass lattice QCD, we are able for the first time to determine this mass difference precisely and we compare with experiment. We also discuss omega-rho mixing effects arising within QCD through the u-d quark mass difference.

12 pages 4 figures