Gómez Nicola A, Ruiz de Elvira J, Vioque-Rodríguez A, Álvarez-Herrero D. The role of strangeness in chiral and
U ( 1 ) A restoration.
THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS 2021;
81:637. [PMID:
34776781 PMCID:
PMC8550669 DOI:
10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09458-1]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
We use recently derived Ward identities and lattice data for the light- and strange-quark condensates to reconstruct the scalar and pseudoscalar susceptibilities ( χ S κ , χ P K ) in the isospin 1/2 channel. We show that χ S κ develops a maximum above the QCD chiral transition, after which it degenerates with χ P K . We also obtain χ S κ within Unitarized Chiral Perturbation Theory (UChPT) at finite temperature, when it is saturated with theK 0 ∗ ( 700 ) (or κ ) meson, the dominant lowest-energy state in the isospin 1/2 scalar channel of π K scattering. Such UChPT result reproduces the expected peak structure, revealing the importance of thermal interactions, and makes it possible to examine the χ S κ dependence on the light- and strange-quark masses. A consistent picture emerges controlled by them l / m s ratio that allows one studying K - κ degeneration in the chiral, two-flavor and SU(3) limits. These results provide an alternative sign for O ( 4 ) × U ( 1 ) A restoration that can be explored in lattice simulations and highlight the role of strangeness, which regulated by the strange-quark condensate helps to reconcile the current tension among lattice results regarding U ( 1 ) A restoration.
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