Two loop calculation of the - Mass splitting

Abstract

A nonlocal Nambu Jona-Lasinio model is used to calculate strong interaction contributions to the - mass splitting. We analyze the contributions of the, and self-energy diagrams and fully account for their momentum dependence. We determine that, of these, the term dominates to the point where the other terms may be neglected. The meson loop expansion in this model is therefore seen to be rapidly convergent. The results of our calculation suggest some qualitative constraints on the confining part of the q-q interaction in models of this type. © 1992 The American Physical Society.