Chiral Perturbation Theory for Neutron-antineutron Oscillations

TL;DR

This paper develops a chiral perturbation theory framework to analyze neutron-antineutron oscillations, providing estimates of quantum corrections and finite volume effects at one-loop order.

Contribution

It introduces chiral perturbation theory operators specifically for neutron-antineutron oscillations, advancing theoretical understanding of these processes.

Findings

Estimated chiral corrections at one-loop order.

Calculated finite volume effects relevant for lattice simulations.

Provided a theoretical basis for future experimental analysis.

Abstract

We construct the Chiral Perturbation Theory operators for neutron-antineutron oscillations and use these to estimate chiral and finite volume corrections at one-loop order.