Anomalous decay $f_1(1285)\toπ^+π^-γ$ in the Nambu - Jona-Lasinio model
Using the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model with the $U(2)\times U(2)$ chiral symmetric effective four-quark interactions, we derive the amplitude of the radiative decay $f_1(1285) \toπ^+π^-γ$, find the decay width $Γ(f_1\toπ^+π^-γ)=346\,\mbox{keV}$ and obtain the spectral di-pion effective mass distribution. It is shown that in contrast to the majority of theoretical estimates (which consider the $a_1(1260)$ meson exchange as the dominant one), the most relevant contribution to this process comes out from the $ρ^0$-resonance exchange related with the triangle $f_1ρ^0γ$ anomaly. The spectral function is obtained to be confronted with the future empirical data.