Abstract: | We study the decay K
+→π
+
π
0
e
+
e
−, currently under analysis by the NA62 Collaboration at CERN. In particular, we provide a detailed analysis of the Dalitz
plot for the long-distance, γ
∗-mediated, contributions (Bremsstrahlung, direct emission and its interference). We also examine a set of asymmetries to isolate
genuine short-distance effects. While we show that charge asymmetries are not required to test short distances, they provide
the best environment for its detection. This constitutes by itself a strong motivation for NA62 to study K
− decays in the future. We therefore provide a detailed study of different charge asymmetries and the corresponding estimated
signals. Whenever possible, we make contact with the related processes K
+→π
+
π
0
γ and K
L
→π
+
π
−
e
+
e
− and discuss the advantages of K
+→π
+
π
0
e
+
e
− over them. |