In this work, the electromagnetic structure of the hidden-charm pentaquark $$P_c(4337)$$ is investigated within the diquark–diquark–antiquark model using the QCD light-cone sum rule approach. The magnetic moments of the $$ P_c(4337) $$ state are calculated for the spin-parity assignments $$ J^P = \frac{1}{2}^- $$ and $$\frac{3}{2}^-.$$ The results are found to be $$ \mu _{P_c} = 1.76 \pm 0.44~\mu _N $$ for the $$ \frac{1}{2}^- $$ case and $$ \mu _{P_c} = -1.38 \pm 0.35~\mu _N $$ for the $$ \frac{3}{2}^- $$ scenario. These findings offer important insights into the internal quark-gluon structure and electromagnetic features of this multiquark system. Beyond their theoretical relevance, the results serve as essential benchmarks for future experimental studies aimed at determining the quantum numbers and underlying configuration of the $$ P_c(4337) .$$ Additionally, the electric quadrupole and magnetic octupole moments of the spin- $$\frac{3}{2}$$ state are extracted, indicating a non-spherical charge distribution for this exotic pentaquark.

Türkiye

Ulaş Özdem

Probing the electromagnetic structure of the $$P_c(4337)^+$$ pentaquark: insights from a diquark–diquark–antiquark picture for $$J^P = \frac{1}{2}^-$$ and $$\frac{3}{2}^-$$ states

In this Letter, we demonstrate that <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi></math>-odd and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi></math>-even correlations, with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi></math> representing time reversal, when satisfying specific conditions, result, respectively, in cosine and sine strong phase dependencies of the corresponding <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation. Additionally, we identify pairs of these <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation observables in hadron decays depend on precisely the same strong phases within the helicity amplitude scheme. This complementarity could reduce the strong phase reliance in the study of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation while also mitigating the risk of suppressed <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation due to exceptionally small strong phases. Moreover, our proposal holds broad application prospects in further investigating <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation in baryon decays, which has recently been discovered in the LHCb experiment.

China

Jian-Peng Wang

Qin Qin

Fu-Sheng Yu

Complementary <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi></math> violation induced by <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi></math>-odd and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>T</mi></math>-even correlations

Our paper examines effect of the recently developed <math altimg='si1.svg'><mi>f</mi><mo stretchy='false'>(</mo><mtext mathvariant='italic'>Q</mtext><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant='normal'>T</mi><mo stretchy='false'>)</mo></math> theory on a structure of dense objects containing dense matter distribution. For this purpose, we consider viable solutions to study the interior region of considered compact stars. With the Darmois constraints we evaluate unidentified constants of metric coefficients. Additionally, assume a precise <math altimg='si1.svg'><mi>f</mi><mo stretchy='false'>(</mo><mtext mathvariant='italic'>Q</mtext><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant='normal'>T</mi><mo stretchy='false'>)</mo></math> theory model to reduce complication of the system and obtain explicit equation of matter contents that further used to investigate various physical parameters in the interior of considered compact objects. The equilibrium state for dense compact stars is determined by the TOV equations. The stability state for the compact stars is determined by the causality method. We finalize that the anisotropic spheres in <math altimg='si1.svg'><mi>f</mi><mo stretchy='false'>(</mo><mtext mathvariant='italic'>Q</mtext><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant='normal'>T</mi><mo stretchy='false'>)</mo></math> theory background are feasibly stable.

Azerbaijan

M. Zeeshan Gul

Pakistan

M. Sharif

Adeeba Arooj

Faisal Javed

Analysis of physical aspects in the interior of static spherical spacetime admitting Durgapal-IV spacetime in <italic>f</italic>( <italic>Q</italic>,T) theory

Exclusive $$J/\psi $$ production is investigated in proton–proton collisions employing GPD approach with GK model. Three sets gluon density are used to calculate exclusive $$J/\psi $$ production. The survival factors and equivalent photon approximation are applied to predict the exclusive $$J/\psi $$ photoproduction in proton–proton collisions. The GPD method prediction gives a good agreement with the experimental data at LHCb. The exclusive $$J/\psi $$ production is given in proton–proton collisions at RHIC and NICA. These predictions of GPD approach can be employed to estimate the exclusive $$J/\psi $$ cross sections in future proton–proton collisions.

Ya-Ping Xie

Russia

S. Goloskokov

Exclusive $$J/\psi $$ production in proton–proton collisions adopting GPD approach

For a variety of BPS black holes in string theory, the supersymmetric index has provided a microscopic validation of the Bekenstein-Hawking formula. In the near-BPS limit, a gravitational path integral analysis previously revealed the semiclassical spectrum is modified, having a large extremal degeneracy (consistent with the index) and a mass gap up to a continuum of non-BPS black holes. Presently, we study examples in which these sharp features of the spectrum are altered due to the presence of anomalies in the form of $\textit{ϑ}$-angle terms in the action. These may appear generally, but we focus on near-BPS dyonic AdS black holes in M-theory, dual to 3d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 SCFTs of Class $\textit{R}$ obtained by twisted compactification of $\textit{N}$ wrapped M5 branes. Due to the Witten effect, the dyonic black holes receive quantum corrections to their charges, and when $\textit{ϑ}$ = $\textit{π}$ one may find a mixed ‘t Hooft anomaly between the U(1) and $\textit{ℤ}$ time reversal symmetries. Using results from $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 JT supergravity, we find these effects result in a spectrum in which both the gap and index are reduced, and may even vanish. Surprisingly, for $\textit{ϑ}$ → $\textit{π}$, neither the Bekenstein-Hawking formula nor the index correctly account for the extremal degeneracies.

United States

Matthew Heydeman

Italy

Chiara Toldo

Mixed ’t Hooft anomalies and the Witten effect for AdS black holes

Both ATLAS and CMS have recently performed the first searches for a heavy new spin-0 resonance decaying into a lighter new spin-0 resonance and a $\textit{Z}$ boson, where the lighter spin-0 resonance subsequently decays into $$ t\overline{t} $$ pairs. These searches are of particular interest to probe Two Higgs doublet model (2HDM) parameter space regions that predict a strong first-order electroweak phase transition. In the absence of CP violation, the investigated decay is possible if the lighter and the heavier spin-0 particles have opposite CP parities. The analysis techniques employed by ATLAS and CMS do not distinguish between the two possible signatures $\textit{A}$ → $\textit{ZH}$ and $\textit{H}$ → $\textit{ZA}$, where $\textit{A}$ and $\textit{H}$ denote CP-odd and CP-even Higgs bosons, respectively, if both signals are predicted to have the same total cross sections. We demonstrate the capability of angular variables that are sensitive to spin correlations of the top quarks to differentiate between $\textit{A}$ → $\textit{ZH}$ and $\textit{H}$ → $\textit{ZA}$ decays, even in scenarios where both signals possess identical total cross sections. Focusing on masses of 600 GeV and 800 GeV as a representative 2HDM benchmark, we find that a distinction between the two possible channels is possible with high significance with the anticipated data from the high-luminosity LHC, if the invariant mass distribution of the $$ t\overline{t} $$ system is further binned in angular variables defined by the direction of flight of the leptons produced in the top-quark decays. Moreover, we find a moderate gain in experimental sensitivity due to the improved background rejection for both signals.

Germany

Francisco Arco

Spain

Thomas Biekötter

Panagiotis Stylianou

Georg Weiglein

Top-quark spin correlations as a tool to distinguish pseudoscalar $\textit{A}$ → $\textit{ZH}$ and scalar $\textit{H}$ → $\textit{ZA}$ signatures in $$ Zt\overline{t} $$ final states at the LHC

We investigate the reflected entropy for bipartite mixed state configurations in a $$ T\overline{T} $$ deformed boundary conformal field theory in 2 dimensions (BCFT ). The bulk dual is described by asymptotically AdS geometries with the cut off surface pushed deeper into the bulk and truncated by an end of the world brane. We obtain the reflected entropy up to a linear order in the radial cut-off for static and time dependent configurations involving an eternal black hole, from the island and defect extremal surface (DES) prescriptions in the context of the deformed AdS/BCFT. We observe agreement of the leading order correction for all cases between the two prescriptions. We also obtain the analogous of the Page curves for the reflected entropy and investigate the modification due to the $$ T\overline{T} $$ deformation.

India

Debarshi Basu

Himanshu Chourasiya

Ankur Dey

Vinayak Raj

Bridging boundaries: $$ T\overline{T} $$ , double holography, and reflected entropy

Initiated by the recent observation of a flattened line shape of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>I</mi><msup><mi>J</mi><mrow><mi>P</mi><mi>C</mi></mrow></msup><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><msup><mn>0</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></math> around 1.4–1.5 GeV in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>K</mi><mi>S</mi></msub><msub><mi>K</mi><mi>S</mi></msub><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>0</mn></msup></math> invariant mass spectrum by BESIII, we make a systematic partial wave analysis of <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>γ</mi><msub><mi>η</mi><mi>X</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>γ</mi><mi>K</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>K</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover><mi>π</mi></math> based on an isobaric approach. We demonstrate that in the scenario of the first radial excitations of the isoscalar pseudoscalar from the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>K</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>K</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover><mi>π</mi></math> threshold to about 1.6 GeV the non-trivial <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>K</mi><mi>S</mi></msub><msub><mi>K</mi><mi>S</mi></msub><msup><mi>π</mi><mn>0</mn></msup></math> invariant mass spectrum can be explained by the coupled-channel effects with the presence of the triangle singularity mechanism. It shows that a combined fit of the Dalitz plots, three-body and two-body spectra can be achieved, which suggests that the one-state solution around 1.4–1.5 GeV proposed before still holds well. In particular, we show that the coupled-channel effects between the three important quasi-two-body decay channels, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>*</mo></mrow></msup><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover><mo>+</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo></mrow></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mi>κ</mi><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover><mo>+</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo></mrow></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>980</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mi>π</mi></math>, can be well described by taking into account the one-loop corrections in the isobaric approach. This is because the isoscalar pseudoscalar states are coupled to the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mi>K</mi><mo>*</mo></msup><mover accent="true"><mi>K</mi><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mover><mo>+</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>980</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mi>π</mi></math> (<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mi>κ</mi><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo stretchy="false">¯</mo></mrow></mover><mo>+</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi><mo>.</mo></mrow></math>) channels via the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>P</mi></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>S</mi></math> waves, respectively. As a consequence, the coupled-channel effects can be largely absorbed into the redefinition of the tree-level effective couplings with the transition amplitudes computed to the order of one-loop corrections. Then, the coupled-channel effects can be estimated by the contributions from the one-loop rescattering amplitudes in comparison with the tree-level ones, where we find that the rescattering contributions from the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>P</mi></math> wave into the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>S</mi></math> wave, or vice versa, are apparently suppressed in the kinematic region near threshold.

Yin Cheng

Lin Qiu

Qiang Zhao

Understanding the nontrivial isoscalar pseudoscalar structures in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow></msub><msup><mrow><mi>π</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math> spectra in the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></math> radiative decay

A key search mode for axionlike particles (ALPs) that couple to charm quarks is <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>γ</mi><mi>a</mi></math>. Here we calculate the form factor that allows the rate of this process to be determined using lattice QCD for the first time. Our calculations use the relativistic highly improved staggered quark (HISQ) action for the valence charm quarks on gluon field configurations generated by the MILC collaboration that include <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>u</mi></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>d</mi></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>s</mi></math> and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>c</mi></math> HISQ quarks in the sea at four values of the lattice spacing and both unphysical and physical sea quark masses. We determine the form factor as a function of ALP mass with an uncertainty of less than 2% across our full range of ALP masses from zero up to 95% of the <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi></math> mass. This represents a substantial improvement in accuracy of the theoretical picture of this decay compared to the previously used tree-level and <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi mathvariant="script">O</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msub><mi>α</mi><mi>s</mi></msub><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></math> perturbation theory. We use our form factor to determine constraints on ALP masses and couplings to charm quarks and photons in several different scenarios using recent experimental data from BESIII. Our calculation paves the way for further lattice QCD input on new physics constraints from radiative decays.

United Kingdom

Brian Colquhoun

Christine T.H. Davies

G. Peter Lepage

Sophie Renner

Constraints on axionlike particles using lattice QCD calculations of the rate for <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>J</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>ψ</mi><mo stretchy="false">→</mo><mi>γ</mi><mi>a</mi></math>

The decrease of the chiral pseudocritical temperature <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>T</mi><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub></math> with an applied strong magnetic field has been extensively investigated by various QCD low-energy effective models and lattice QCD at the physical point. We find that this decreasing feature may not hold in the case with a weak magnetic field and still depends on quark masses: when the quark masses get smaller, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>T</mi><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub></math> turns to increase with the weak magnetic field. This happens due to the significant electromagnetic scale anomaly contribution in the thermomagnetic medium. We demonstrate this salient feature by employing the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></math> quark flavors including the electromagnetic scale anomaly contribution. We observe that at <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>≃</mo><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>20</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mtext> </mtext><mtext> </mtext><mi>MeV</mi></mrow></math> for the isospin symmetric mass for up and down quarks, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>m</mi><mn>0</mn></msub></math>, and the strange quark mass, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>m</mi><mi>s</mi></msub></math>, <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>T</mi><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub></math> decreases with the magnetic field if the quark masses exceed the critical values, and increases as the quark masses become smaller. Related cosmological implications, arising when the supercooled electroweak phase transition or dark QCD cosmological phase transition is considered along with a primordial magnetic field, are also briefly addressed.

Yuanyuan Wang

Shinya Matsuzaki

Mamiya Kawaguchi

Japan

Akio Tomiya

Implications of the electromagnetic scale anomaly to the QCD chiral phase transition in the smaller quark mass regime: <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msub><mi>T</mi><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub></math> does not drop with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>e</mi><mi>B</mi></math>