Light-by-light forward scattering amplitudes in Lattice QCD

Abstract

We present our preliminary results on the calculation of hadronic light-by-light forward scattering amplitudes using vector four-point correlation functions computed on the lattice. Using a dispersive approach, forward scattering amplitudes can be described by $γ^* γ^* \to$ hadrons fusion cross sections and then compared with phenomenology. We show that only a few states are needed to reproduce our data. In particular, the sum rules considered in this study imply relations between meson$-γγ$ couplings and provide valuable information about individual form factors which are often used to estimate the meson-pole contributions to the hadronic light-by-light contribution to the $(g-2)$ of the muon.

Proceedings of the 35th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2017), Granada, Spain. 8 pages, 15 figures