LIGHT UNFLAVORED MESONS($\boldsymbol S$ = $\boldsymbol C$ = $\boldsymbol B$ = 0) For $\mathit I = 1$ (${{\mathit \pi}}$, ${{\mathit b}}$, ${{\mathit \rho}}$, ${{\mathit a}}$): ${\mathit {\mathit u}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit d}}}$, ( ${\mathit {\mathit u}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit u}}}−$ ${\mathit {\mathit d}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit d}}})/\sqrt {2 }$, ${\mathit {\mathit d}}$ ${\mathit {\overline{\mathit u}}}$;for $\mathit I = 0$ (${{\mathit \eta}}$, ${{\mathit \eta}^{\,'}}$, ${{\mathit h}}$, ${{\mathit h}^{\,'}}$, ${{\mathit \omega}}$, ${{\mathit \phi}}$, ${{\mathit f}}$, ${{\mathit f}^{\,'}}$): ${\mathit {\mathit c}}_{{\mathrm {1}}}$( ${{\mathit u}}{{\overline{\mathit u}}}$ $+$ ${{\mathit d}}{{\overline{\mathit d}}}$ ) $+$ ${\mathit {\mathit c}}_{{\mathrm {2}}}$( ${{\mathit s}}{{\overline{\mathit s}}}$ ) INSPIRE search

# ${{\boldsymbol a}_{{1}}{(1260)}}$ $I^G(J^{PC})$ = $1^-(1^{+ +})$

See also our review under the ${{\mathit a}_{{1}}{(1260)}}$ in PDG 2006 , Journal of Physics G33 1 (2006).
 ${{\mathit a}_{{1}}{(1260)}}$ MASS $1230 \pm40$ MeV
 ${{\mathit a}_{{1}}{(1260)}}$ WIDTH $250\text{ to }600$ MeV
 ${\mathit D}{\mathrm -wave}/{\mathit S}{\mathrm -wave}$ AMPLITUDE RATIO IN DECAY OF ${{\mathit a}_{{1}}{(1260)}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \rho}}{{\mathit \pi}}$ $-0.062 \pm0.020$  (S = 2.3)