The mass of the two lightest quarks

preprint2013arXivOpen access

Abstract

The problems encountered in the determination of m_u and m_d are discussed. While their sum is known quite well, the difference m_d-m_u, which measures the breaking of isospin symmetry in the QCD Lagrangian, is still subject to significant uncertainties. I focus on recent work based on the dispersive analysis of the decay eta -> 3 pi, which offers a good handle on isospin breaking, because in that transition, the contributions from the e.m. interaction are suppressed.

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