The Decays K to π ell^+ ell^- beyond Leading Order in the Chiral Expansion
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We present a model-independent analysis of $K^+\to\pi^+\ell^+\ell^-$ and $K_S\to\pi^0\ell^+\ell^-$ decays, including $K\to 3 \pi$ unitarity corrections and a general decomposition of the dispersive amplitude. From the existing data on $K^+\to\pi^+ e^+ e^-$ we predict the ratio $R= B(K^+\to\pi^+\mu^+\mu^-)/B(K^+\to\pi^+ e^+ e^-)$ to be larger than 0.23, in slight disagreement with the recent measurement $R = 0.167 \pm 0.036$. Consequences for the $K^\pm \to\pi^\pm e^+ e^-$ charge asymmetries and for the $K_L\to\pi^0 e^+ e^-$ mode are also discussed.
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