An approximation scheme for constructing pi /sup 0/ pi /sup 0/ amplitudes from ACU requirements

The requirements of analyticity, crossing symmetry and unitarity (ACU) are used as input to construct amplitudes for the scattering of neutral pi mesons. They are obtained explicitly as polynomials in certain conformally transformed variables which ensure the correct analyticity structure. Crossing symmetry is expressed as a set of linear relations between the expansion coefficients. The same is true for the threshold behavior of the partial waves and the behaviour for large energies of either the partial waves and the amplitudes itself. To enforce the positivity of the partial waves (up to a certain l) a new set of variables is introduced. It is obtained by solving the system of linear inequalities expressing the positivity condition. In this way one gets explicit expressions for all amplitudes satisfying the ACU requirements to some approximation. The rigorous constraints obtained from these ACU requirements are used to test the accuracy of this construction. The properties of all amplitudes are investigated in detail. It is indicated how this approximation scheme may be improved to any degree of accuracy and how it may be generalized to the full isospin case. (30 refs).