Pion form factor from a contact interaction

Understand

In a Poincare'-covariant vector-boson-exchange theory, the pion possesses components of pseudovector origin, which materially influence its observable properties.

• For a range of such quantities, we explore the consequences of a momentum-independent interaction, regularised in a symmetry-preserving manner.
• The contact interaction, whilst capable of describing pion static properties, produces a form factor whose: evolution for Q^2>0.17GeV^2 disagrees markedly with experiment; and asymptotic power-law behaviour conflicts strongly with perturbative-QCD.