The rho-pi puzzle and vector glueball mixing
Abstract
The $\psi(3686)$ is identified as the radial excitation of the $J/\psi$. Based on perturbative QCD, the branching ratio of the $\psi(3686)$ into some final hadron state should be approximately 13% of the branching ratio of the $J/\psi$ to that same hadron final state. This is called the "13% rule". However, certain decay channels such as the $\rho\pi$ severely violate this 13\% rule. Using the extended Linear Sigma Model, we study the effect a small mixing angle between the $\psi(3686)$ and the vector glueball can have on the 13% rule. We show that in a simple model the mixing can already suppress $\psi(3686)$ decays sufficiently to match the $\rho\pi$ observation, but to fully describe the data a more sophisticated model is necessary. We also show that matching to data can tell us about the magnitude of glueball decay widths.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- FAIR Next Generation Scientists Workshop (FAIRness)
- Pages
- 040–040
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN