Pseudoscalars and vector mesons in a unitary and self-consistently broken SU(6)sub(W) scheme

We estimate hadronic self-energy effects to 'bare' pseudoscalar (P) and vector (V) meson states to the P→PV→P, P→VV→P, V→PP→V, V→PV→V and V→VV→V loops. We simulate higher order diagrams by consistently requiring external and internal particles to have the same mass. We find good agreement with all the experimental masses (except msub(π)), widths, and mixing angles. The 'bare' P and V states are heavy (approximately 1.26 GeV) and degenerate up to a small msub(s) - msub(u) quark mass difference term. The 'bare' coupling constants for the PPV, PVV and VVV vertices obey exact OZI rule and almost exact SU(6)sub(W) symmetry. We use a common cut-off of ksub(c.m.)approximately equal to 0.7 GeV/c corresponding to a harmonic oscillator radius of approximately equal to 0.7 fm for all SU(6)sub(W) related thresholds except for the pion. (author)