Consistency checks of different pion-pion scattering data sets using forward dispersion relations

Abstract

We review our evaluation of forward dispersion relations for direct fits to the different, and often conflicting, pion-pion scattering experimental analyses. We find that some of the most commonly used data sets do not satisfy these constraints by several standard deviations. We also provide a consistent pion-pion amplitude by improving a global fit to data with these dispersion relations.

Comments: To appear in the Proceedings of the XI. International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy- HADRON05. Rio de Janeiro. 21st-25th August. 2005