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Ibañez, D.; Papavassiliou, J. |
Title |
Gluon mass generation in the massless bound-state formalism |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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87 |
Issue |
3 |
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034008 - 25pp |
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We present a detailed, all-order study of gluon mass generation within the massless bound-state formalism, which constitutes the general framework for the systematic implementation of the Schwinger mechanism in non-Abelian gauge theories. The main ingredient of this formalism is the dynamical formation of bound states with vanishing mass, which give rise to effective vertices containing massless poles; these latter vertices, in turn, trigger the Schwinger mechanism, and allow for the gauge-invariant generation of an effective gluon mass. This particular approach has the conceptual advantage of relating the gluon mass directly to quantities that are intrinsic to the bound-state formation itself, such as the “transition amplitude'' and the corresponding ”bound-state wave function.'' As a result, the dynamical evolution of the gluon mass is largely determined by a Bethe-Salpeter equation that controls the dynamics of the relevant wave function, rather than the Schwinger-Dyson equation of the gluon propagator, as happens in the standard treatment. The precise structure and field-theoretic properties of the transition amplitude are scrutinized in a variety of independent ways. In particular, a parallel study within the linear-covariant (Landau) gauge and the background-field method reveals that a powerful identity, known to be valid at the level of conventional Green's functions, also relates the background and quantum transition amplitudes. Despite the differences in the ingredients and terminology employed, the massless bound-state formalism is absolutely equivalent to the standard approach based on Schwinger-Dyson equations. In fact, a set of powerful relations allows one to demonstrate the exact coincidence of the integral equations governing the momentum evolution of the gluon mass in both frameworks. |
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[Ibanez, D.] Univ Valencia, Dept Theoret Phys, E-46100 Valencia, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000314684900003 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1327 |
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Author |
Papavassiliou, J. |
Title |
Emergence of mass in the gauge sector of QCD |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
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Chinese Physics C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chin. Phys. C |
Volume |
46 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
112001 - 23pp |
Keywords |
non perturbative QCD; Schwinger-Dyson equations; Schwinger functions |
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It is currently widely accepted that gluons, while massless at the level of the fundamental QCD Lagrangian, acquire an effective mass through the non-Abelian implementation of the classic Schwinger mechanism. The key dynamical ingredient that triggers the onset of this mechanism is the formation of composite massless poles inside the fundamental vertices of the theory. These poles enter the evolution equation of the gluon propagator and nontrivially affect the way the Slavnov-Taylor identities of the vertices are resolved, inducing a smoking-gun displacement in the corresponding Ward identities. In this article, we present a comprehensive review of the pivotal concepts associated with this dynamical scenario, emphasizing the synergy between functional methods and lattice simulations and highlighting recent advances that corroborate the action of the Schwinger mechanism in QCD. |
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[Papavassiliou, J.] Univ Valencia, Dept Theoret Phys, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: joannis.papavassiliou@uv.es |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1674-1137 |
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WOS:000873336100001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5398 |
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Author |
Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J. |
Title |
Gauge Sector Dynamics in QCD |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Particles |
Abbreviated Journal |
Particles |
Volume |
6 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
312-363 |
Keywords |
continuum Schwinger function methods; emergence of hadron mass; gluon mass generation; lattice QCD; non-perturbative quantum field theory; quantum chromodynamics; Schwinger-Dyson equations; Schwinger mechanism |
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The dynamics of the QCD gauge sector give rise to non-perturbative phenomena that are crucial for the internal consistency of the theory; most notably, they account for the generation of a gluon mass through the action of the Schwinger mechanism, the taming of the Landau pole, the ensuing stabilization of the gauge coupling, and the infrared suppression of the three-gluon vertex. In the present work, we review some key advances in the ongoing investigation of this sector within the framework of the continuum Schwinger function methods, supplemented by results obtained from lattice simulations. |
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[Ferreira, Mauricio Narciso; Papavassiliou, Joannis] Univ Valencia, Dept Theoret Phys, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: ansonar@uv.es; |
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Mdpi |
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WOS:000959126400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5504 |
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