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MoEDAL Collaboration (Acharya, B. et al); Mitsou, V.A.; Papavassiliou, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Santra, A.; Vento, V.; Vives, O. |
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Search for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger mechanism |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Nature |
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Nature |
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602 |
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7895 |
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63-67 |
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Electrically charged particles can be created by the decay of strong enough electric fields, a phenomenon known as the Schwinger mechanism(1). By electromagnetic duality, a sufficiently strong magnetic field would similarly produce magnetic monopoles, if they exist(2). Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical fundamental particles that are predicted by several theories beyond the standard model(3-7) but have never been experimentally detected. Searching for the existence of magnetic monopoles via the Schwinger mechanism has not yet been attempted, but it is advantageous, owing to the possibility of calculating its rate through semi-classical techniques without perturbation theory, as well as that the production of the magnetic monopoles should be enhanced by their finite size(8,9) and strong coupling to photons(2,10). Here we present a search for magnetic monopole production by the Schwinger mechanism in Pb-Pb heavy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, producing the strongest known magnetic fields in the current Universe(11). It was conducted by the MoEDAL experiment, whose trapping detectors were exposed to 0.235 per nanobarn, or approximately 1.8 x 10(9), of Pb-Pb collisions with 5.02-teraelectronvolt center-of-mass energy per collision in November 2018. A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer scanned the trapping detectors of MoEDAL for the presence of magnetic charge, which would induce a persistent current in the SQUID. Magnetic monopoles with integer Dirac charges of 1, 2 and 3 and masses up to 75 gigaelectronvolts per speed of light squared were excluded by the analysis at the 95% confidence level. This provides a lower mass limit for finite-size magnetic monopoles from a collider search and greatly extends previous mass bounds. |
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[Acharya, B.; Alexandre, J.; Ellis, J. R.; Fairbairn, M.; Mavromatos, N. E.; Sakellariadou, M.; Sarkar, S.] Kings Coll London, Phys Dept, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London, England |
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0028-0836 |
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WOS:000750429600019 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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MoEDAL Collaboration (Acharya, B. et al); Musumeci,E.; Mitsou, V.A.; Papavassiliou, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Santra, A.; Vento, V.; Vives, O. |
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Search for highly-ionizing particles in pp collisions at the LHC's Run-1 using the prototype MoEDAL detector |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
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European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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82 |
Issue |
8 |
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694 - 16pp |
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A search for highly electrically charged objects (HECOs) and magnetic monopoles is presented using 2.2 fb(-1) of p – p collision data taken at a centre of mass energy (E-CM) of 8 TeV by the MoEDAL detector during LHC's Run-1. The data were collected using MoEDAL's prototype Nuclear Track Detectord array and the Trapping Detector array. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell-Yan pair production of stable HECO and monopole pairs with three spin hypotheses (0, 1/2 and 1). The search provides constraints on the direct production of magnetic monopoles carrying one to four Dirac magnetic charges and with mass limits ranging from 590 GeV/c(2) to 1 TeV/c(2). Additionally, mass limits are placed on HECOs with charge in the range 10e to 180e, where e is the charge of an electron, for masses between 30 GeV/c(2) and 1 TeV/c(2). |
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[Acharya, B.; Alexandre, J.; Ellis, J. R.; Fairbairn, M.; Mavromatos, N. E.; Sakellariadou, M.; Sarkar, S.] Kings Coll London, Phys Dept, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London, England, Email: Laura.Patrizii@bo.infn.il; |
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WOS:000838674800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Ackermann, M. et al; Garcia Soto, A. |
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High-energy and ultra-high-energy neutrinos: A Snowmass white paper |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Journal of High Energy Astrophysics |
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J. High Energy Astrophys. |
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36 |
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55-110 |
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Astrophysical neutrinos are excellent probes of astroparticle physics and high-energy physics. With energies far beyond solar, supernovae, atmospheric, and accelerator neutrinos, high-energy and ultrahigh-energy neutrinos probe fundamental physics from the TeV scale to the EeV scale and beyond. They are sensitive to physics both within and beyond the Standard Model through their production mechanisms and in their propagation over cosmological distances. They carry unique information about their extreme non-thermal sources by giving insight into regions that are opaque to electromagnetic radiation. This white paper describes the opportunities astrophysical neutrino observations offer for astrophysics and high-energy physics, today and in coming years. |
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[Ackermann, Markus] DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany, Email: markus.ackermann@desy.de; |
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Elsevier |
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2214-4048 |
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WOS:000890744900001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5434 |
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Addazi, A. et al; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Mitsou, V.A.; Palomares-Ruiz, S.; Tortola, M.; Zornoza, J.D. |
Title |
Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era-A review |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
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Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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125 |
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103948 - 119pp |
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Lorentz invariance violation and deformation; Gamma-ray astronomy; Cosmic neutrinos; Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays; Gravitational waves |
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The exploration of the universe has recently entered a new era thanks to the multi-messenger paradigm, characterized by a continuous increase in the quantity and quality of experimental data that is obtained by the detection of the various cosmic messengers (photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves) from numerous origins. They give us information about their sources in the universe and the properties of the intergalactic medium. Moreover, multi-messenger astronomy opens up the possibility to search for phenomenological signatures of quantum gravity. On the one hand, the most energetic events allow us to test our physical theories at energy regimes which are not directly accessible in accelerators; on the other hand, tiny effects in the propagation of very high energy particles could be amplified by cosmological distances. After decades of merely theoretical investigations, the possibility of obtaining phenomenological indications of Planck-scale effects is a revolutionary step in the quest for a quantum theory of gravity, but it requires cooperation between different communities of physicists (both theoretical and experimental). This review, prepared within the COST Action CA18108 “Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach”, is aimed at promoting this cooperation by giving a state-of-the art account of the interdisciplinary expertise that is needed in the effective search of quantum gravity footprints in the production, propagation and detection of cosmic messengers. |
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[Addazi, A.] Sichuan Univ, Coll Phys, Ctr Theoret Phys, Chengdu 610065, Peoples R China, Email: jcarmona@unizar.es |
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0146-6410 |
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WOS:000830343400001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5312 |
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Addazi, A.; Ricciardi, G.; Scarlatella, S.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Interpreting B anomalies within an extended 331 gauge theory |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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106 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
035030 - 14pp |
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In light of the recent R-K(*) data on neutral current flavor anomalies in B -> K-(*())l(+)l(-) decays, we reexamine their quantitative interpretation in terms of an extended 331 gauge theory framework. We achieve this by adding two extra lepton species with novel 331 charges, while ensuring that the model remains anomaly-free. In contrast to the canonical 331 models, the gauge charges of the first and second lepton families differ from each other, allowing lepton-flavor universality violation. We further expand the model by adding the neutral fermions required to provide an adequate description for small neutrino masses. |
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[Addazi, Andrea] Sichuan Univ, Coll Phys, Ctr Theoret Phys, Chengdu 610065, Peoples R China, Email: Addazi@scu.edu.cn; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000872136400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5393 |
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de Azcarraga, J.A. |
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The new Spanish educational legislation: why public education will not improve |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Revista Española de Pedagogía |
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Rev. Esp. Pedagog. |
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80 |
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281 |
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111-129 |
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Forthcoming Spanish educational legislation; primary school; secondary education; universities |
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This paper provides some reasons that explain, in the view of the author, why the present eagerness of the Spanish Educational Authorities to reform all levels of education, from primary school to the universities, will not improve the quality of the Spanish educational system. |
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[Adolfo de Azcarraga, Jose] Univ Valencia, Fis Teor, Valencia, Spain, Email: j.a.de.azcarraga@ific.uv.es |
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Univ Int Rioja-Unir |
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WOS:000752024500007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Afonso, V.I.; Bejarano, C.; Ferraro, R.; Olmo, G.J. |
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Determinantal Born-Infeld coupling of gravity and electromagnetism |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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105 |
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8 |
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084067 - 11pp |
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We study a Born-Infeld inspired model of gravity and electromagnetism in which both types of fields are treated on an equal footing via a determinantal approach in a metric-aft me formulation. Though this formulation is a priori in conflict with the postulates of metric theories of gravity, we find that the resulting equations can also be obtained from an action combining the Einstein-Hilbert action with a minimally coupled nonlinear electrodynamics. As an example, the dynamics is solved for the charged static black hole. |
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[Afonso, Victor, I] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Unidade Acad Fis, BR-58429900 Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, Email: viafonso@df.ufcg.edu.br; |
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WOS:000810510200008 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5273 |
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Afonso, V.I.; Mora-Perez, G.; Olmo, G.J.; Orazi, E.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
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An infinite class of exact rotating black hole metrics of modified gravity |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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052 - 14pp |
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Exact solutions; black holes and black hole thermodynamics in GR and beyond; Gauss-Bonnet-Lovelock-Horndeski-Palatini etc gravity theories; modified gravity |
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We build an infinite class of exact axisymmetric solutions of a metric-affine gravity theory, namely, Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity, coupled to an anisotropic fluid as a matter source. The solution-generating method employed is not unique of this theory but can be extended to other Ricci-Based Gravity theories (RBGs), a class of theories built out of contractions of the Ricci tensor with the metric. This method exploits a correspondence between the space of solutions of General Relativity and that of RBGs, and is independent of the symmetries of the problem. For the particular case in which the fluid is identified with non-linear electromagnetic fields we explicitly derive the corresponding axisymmetric solutions. Finally, we use this result to work out the counterpart of the Kerr-Newman black hole when Maxwell electrodynamics is set on the metric-affine side. Our results open up an exciting new avenue for testing new gravitational phenomenology in the fields of gravitational waves and shadows out of rotating black holes. |
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[Afonso, Victor, I] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Unidade Academ Fis, BR-58429900 Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, Email: viafonso@df.ufcg.edu.br; |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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WOS:000776994500002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5185 |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J. |
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Exploring smoking-gun signals of the Schwinger mechanism in QCD |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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105 |
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1 |
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014030 - 26pp |
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In Quantum Chromodynamics, the Schwinger mechanism endows the gluons with an effective mass through the dynamical formation of massless bound-state poles that are longitudinally coupled. The presence of these poles affects profoundly the infrared properties of the interaction vertices, inducing crucial modifications to their fundamental Ward identities. Within this general framework, we present a detailed derivation of the non-Abelian Ward identity obeyed by the pole-free part of the three-gluon vertex in the softgluon limit, and determine the smoking-gun displacement that the onset of the Schwinger mechanism produces to the standard result. Quite importantly, the quantity that describes this distinctive feature coincides formally with the bound-state wave function that controls the massless pole formation. Consequently, this signal may be computed in two independent ways: by solving an approximate version of the pertinent BetheSalpeter integral equation, or by appropriately combining the elements that enter in the aforementioned Ward identity. For the implementation of both methods we employ two- and three-point correlation functions obtained from recent lattice simulations, and a partial derivative of the ghost-gluon kernel, which is computed from the corresponding Schwinger-Dyson equation. Our analysis reveals an excellent coincidence between the results obtained through either method, providing a highly nontrivial self-consistency check for the entire approach. When compared to the null hypothesis, where the Schwinger mechanism is assumed to be inactive, the statistical significance of the resulting signal is estimated to be 3 standard deviations. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.; Ferreira, M. N.] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Phys Gleb Wataghin, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP, Brazil |
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WOS:000748623100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5091 |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Oliveira, B.M.; Papavassiliou, J. |
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Schwinger-Dyson truncations in the all-soft limit: a case study |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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82 |
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11 |
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1068 - 15pp |
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We study a special Schwinger-Dyson equation in the context of a pure SU(3) Yang-Mills theory, formulated in the background field method. Specifically, we consider the corresponding equation for the vertex that governs the interaction of two background gluons with a ghost-antighost pair. By virtue of the background gauge invariance, this vertex satisfies a naive Slavnov-Taylor identity, which is not deformed by the ghost sector of the theory. In the all-soft limit, where all momenta vanish, the form of this vertex may be obtained exactly from the corresponding Ward identity. This special result is subsequently reproduced at the level of the Schwinger-Dyson equation, by making extensive use of Taylor's theorem and exploiting a plethora of key relations, particular to the background field method. This information permits the determination of the error associated with two distinct truncation schemes, where the potential advantage from employing lattice data for the ghost dressing function is quantitatively assessed. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.; Oliveira, B. M.] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Phys Gleb Wataghin, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP, Brazil, Email: aguilar@ifi.unicamp.br |
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WOS:000889065200003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5426 |
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