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The Extraction of Light Quark Masses From Sum Rule Analyses of Axial and Vector Current Ward Identities
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 30 Mar 1997
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The authors' main claim Our conclusion is that, taking all of these issues into account, the resulting sum rule estimates for both $m_u+m_d$ and $m_s$ could easily have uncertainties as large as a factor of 2.
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We re-examine the use of sum rules in the extraction of light quark masses and discuss a number of potential problems with existing analyses. The most important issue is that of the overall normalization of the hadronic spectral functions should not be fixed by assuming complete resonance dominance of the continuum threshold region as it can overestimate the resonance contributions to spectral integrals by factors as large as $\sim 5$. The second important uncertainty comes from the assumed location, $s_0$, of the onset of duality with perturbative QCD, as the extracted quark masses depend very sensitively on this parameter. The assumption of duality and the requirement of positivity of $\rho_5(s)$ imposes very severe constraints on the shape of the relevant spectral function in the dual region, and leads to rigorous lower bounds for $m_u+m_d$ as a function of $s_0$. In the extractions of $m_s$ we find that the conventional choice of the value of $s_0$ is not physical. For a more reasonable choice of $s_0$ we are not able to find a solution that is stable with respect to variations of the Borel transform parameter. This problem can be overcome only if the hadronic spectral function is determined up to significantly larger values of $s$ than is currently possible. Finally, we also estimate the error associated with the convergence of perturbative QCD expressions used in the sum rule analyses. Our conclusion is that, taking all of these issues into account, the resulting sum rule estimates for both $m_u+m_d$ and $m_s$ could easily have uncertainties as large as a factor of 2.
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| s0 | We re-examine the use of sum rules in the extraction of light quark masses and discuss a number of potential problems with existing analyses. | contribution 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.04 | asserted 0.76 |
| s1 | The most important issue is that of the overall normalization of the hadronic spectral functions should not be fixed by assuming complete resonance dominance of the continuum threshold region as it can overestimate the resonance contributions to spectral integrals by factors as large as $\sim 5$. | result 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.13 | asserted 0.73 |
| s2 | The second important uncertainty comes from the assumed location, $s_0$, of the onset of duality with perturbative QCD, as the extracted quark masses depend very sensitively on this parameter. | limitation 0.58 | 0.23 | 0.04 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | The assumption of duality and the requirement of positivity of $\rho_5(s)$ imposes very severe constraints on the shape of the relevant spectral function in the dual region, and leads to rigorous lower bounds for $m_u+m_d$ as a function of $s_0$. | result 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | In the extractions of $m_s$ we find that the conventional choice of the value of $s_0$ is not physical. | result 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.04 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | For a more reasonable choice of $s_0$ we are not able to find a solution that is stable with respect to variations of the Borel transform parameter. | result 0.51 | 0.94 | 0.04 | asserted 0.99 |
| s6 | This problem can be overcome only if the hadronic spectral function is determined up to significantly larger values of $s$ than is currently possible. | future work 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.05 | asserted 0.94 |
| s7 | Finally, we also estimate the error associated with the convergence of perturbative QCD expressions used in the sum rule analyses. | contribution 0.74 | 0.91 | 0.02 | asserted 0.97 |
| s8 | Our conclusion is that, taking all of these issues into account, the resulting sum rule estimates for both $m_u+m_d$ and $m_s$ could easily have uncertainties as large as a factor of 2. | result 0.53 | 0.83 | 0.92 | hedged possibility 1.00 |
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We re-examine the use of sum rules in the extraction of light quark masses and discuss a number of potential problems with existing analyses. The most important issue is that of the overall normalization of the hadronic spectral functions should not be fixed by assuming complete resonance dominance of the continuum threshold region as it can overestimate the resonance contributions to spectral integrals by factors as large as $\sim 5$. The second important uncertainty comes from the assumed location, $s_0$, of the onset of duality with perturbative QCD, as the extracted quark masses depend very sensitively on this parameter. The assumption of duality and the requirement of positivity of $\rho_5(s)$ imposes very severe constraints on the shape of the relevant spectral function in the dual region, and leads to rigorous lower bounds for $m_u+m_d$ as a function of $s_0$. In the extractions of $m_s$ we find that the conventional choice of the value of $s_0$ is not physical. For a more reasonable choice of $s_0$ we are not able to find a solution that is stable with respect to variations of the Borel transform parameter. This problem can be overcome only if the hadronic spectral function is determined up to significantly larger values of $s$ than is currently possible. Finally, we also estimate the error associated with the convergence of perturbative QCD expressions used in the sum rule analyses. Our conclusion is that, taking all of these issues into account, the resulting sum rule estimates for both $m_u+m_d$ and $m_s$ could easily have uncertainties as large as a factor of 2.
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