Assessing the role of threshold conditions in the determination of uncertainties in pole extractions using Padé approximants

Abstract

In this letter, we discuss the determination of the $f_0(500)$ resonance by analytic continuation through Padé approximants of the $\pi \pi$-scattering amplitude from the physical region to the pole in the complex energy plane. Using as input a class of admissible parametrizations of the scalar-isoscalar $\pi \pi$ partial wave and imposing now the correct threshold behavior of the partial amplitude, we improve on the determinations of pole positions obtained in Ref. [1], thus empowering the Padé method as a simple and precise tool for extracting resonance poles from amplitudes.

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