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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Ibañez, D.; Papavassiliou, J. |
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Schwinger displacement of the quark-gluon vertex |
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2023 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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83 |
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967 - 22pp |
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The action of the Schwinger mechanism in pure Yang-Mills theories endows gluons with an effective mass, and, at the same time, induces a measurable displacement to the Ward identity satisfied by the three-gluon vertex. In the present work we turn to Quantum Chromodynamics with two light quark flavors, and explore the appearance of this characteristic displacement at the level of the quark-gluon vertex. When the Schwinger mechanism is activated, this vertex acquires massless poles, whose momentum-dependent residues are determined by a set of coupled integral equations. The main effect of these residues is to displace the Ward identity obeyed by the pole-free part of the vertex, causing modifications to its form factors, and especially the one associated with the tree-level tensor. The comparison between the available lattice data for this form factor and the Ward identity prediction reveals a marked deviation, which is completely compatible with the theoretical expectation for the attendant residue. This analysis corroborates further the self-consistency of this mass-generating scenario in the general context of real-world strong interactions. |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Oliveira, B.M.; Papavassiliou, J.; Santos, L.R. |
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Schwinger poles of the three-gluon vertex: symmetry and dynamics |
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2023 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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83 |
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10 |
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889 - 20pp |
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The implementation of the Schwinger mechanism endows gluons with a nonperturbative mass through the formation of special massless poles in the fundamental QCD vertices; due to their longitudinal character, these poles do not cause divergences in on-shell amplitudes, but induce detectable effects in the Green's functions of the theory. Particularly important in this theoretical setup is the three-gluon vertex, whose pole content extends beyond the minimal structure required for the generation of a gluon mass. In the present work we analyze these additional pole patterns by means of two distinct, but ultimately equivalent, methods: the Slavnov-Taylor identity satisfied by the three-gluon vertex, and the nonlinear Schwinger-Dyson equation that governs the dynamical evolution of this vertex. Our analysis reveals that the Slavnov-Taylor identity imposes strict model-independent constraints on the associated residues, preventing them from vanishing. Approximate versions of these constraints are subsequently recovered from the Schwinger-Dyson equation, once the elements responsible for the activation of the Schwinger mechanism have been duly incorporated. The excellent coincidence between the two approaches exposes a profound connection between symmetry and dynamics, and serves as a nontrivial self-consistency test of this particular mass generating scenario. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.; Oliveira, B. M.; Santos, L. R.] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Phys Gleb Wataghin, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP, Brazil, Email: aguilar@ifi.unicamp.br |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J.; Santos, L.R. |
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Planar degeneracy of the three-gluon vertex |
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2023 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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83 |
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6 |
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549 - 20pp |
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We present a detailed exploration of certain outstanding features of the transversely-projected three-gluon vertex, using the corresponding Schwinger-Dyson equation in conjunction with key results obtained from quenched lattice simulations. The main goal of this study is the scrutiny of the approximate property denominated “planar degeneracy”, unveiled when the Bose symmetry of the vertex is properly exploited. The planar degeneracy leads to a particularly simple parametrization of the vertex, reducing its kinematic dependence to essentially a single variable. Our analysis, carried out in the absence of dynamical quarks, reveals that the planar degeneracy is particularly accurate for the description of the form factor associated with the classical tensor, for a wide array of arbitrary kinematic configurations. Instead, the remaining three form factors display considerable violations of this property. In addition, and in close connection with the previous point, we demonstrate the numerical dominance of the classical form factor over all others, except in the vicinity of the soft-gluon kinematics. The final upshot of these considerations is the emergence of a very compact description for the three-gluon vertex in general kinematics, which may simplify significantly nonperturbative applications involving this vertex. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.; Santos, L. R.] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Phys Gleb Wataghin, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP, Brazil, Email: aguilar@ifi.unicamp.br |
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Aguilar, A.C.; De Soto, F.; Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J.; Pinto-Gomez, F.; Roberts, C.D.; Rodriguez-Quintero, J. |
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Schwinger mechanism for gluons from lattice QCD |
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2023 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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841 |
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137906 - 8pp |
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Continuum Schwinger function methods; Emergence of mass; Gluons; Lattice Schwinger function methods; Quantum chromodynamics; Schwinger mechanism of gauge boson mass; generation |
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Continuum and lattice analyses have revealed the existence of a mass-scale in the gluon two-point Schwinger function. It has long been conjectured that this expresses the action of a Schwinger mechanism for gauge boson mass generation in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). For such to be true, it is necessary and sufficient that a dynamically-generated, massless, colour-carrying, scalar gluon+gluon correlation emerges as a feature of the dressed three-gluon vertex. Working with results on elementary Schwinger functions obtained via the numerical simulation of lattice-regularised QCD, we establish with an extremely high level of confidence that just such a feature appears; hence, confirm the conjectured origin of the gluon mass scale. |
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[Aguilar, A. C.] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Phys Gleb Wataghin, UNICAMP, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP, Brazil, Email: cristina.aguilar@unicamp.br; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J. |
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Gauge Sector Dynamics in QCD |
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2023 |
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Particles |
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Particles |
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6 |
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1 |
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312-363 |
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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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Pinto-Gomez, F.; De Soto, F.; Ferreira, M.N.; Papavassiliou, J.; Rodriguez-Quintero, J. |
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Lattice three-gluon vertex in extended kinematics: Planar degeneracy |
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2023 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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838 |
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QCD; Three-gluon vertex; Lattice QCD; Schwinger-Dyson equations |
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We present novel results for the three-gluon vertex, obtained from an extensive quenched lattice simulation in the Landau gauge. The simulation evaluates the transversely projected vertex, spanned on a special tensorial basis, whose form factors are naturally parametrized in terms of individually Bosesymmetric variables. Quite interestingly, when evaluated in these kinematics, the corresponding form factors depend almost exclusively on a single kinematic variable, formed by the sum of the squares of the three incoming four-momenta, q, r, and p. Thus, all configurations lying on a given plane in the coordinate system (q2, r2, p2) share, to a high degree of accuracy, the same form factors, a property that we denominate planar degeneracy. We have confirmed the validity of this property through an exhaustive study of the set of configurations satisfying the condition q2 = r2, within the range [0, 5 GeV]. This drastic simplification allows for a remarkably compact description of the main bulk of the data, which is particularly suitable for future numerical applications. A semi-perturbative analysis reproduces the lattice findings rather accurately, once the inclusion of a gluon mass has cured all spurious divergences. |
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[Pinto-Gomez, F.; De Soto, F.] Univ Pablo de Olavide, Dpto Sistemas Fis Quim & Nat, Seville 41013, Spain, Email: jose.rodriguez@dfaie.uhu.es |
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Aguilar, A.C.; Ferreira, M.N.; Ibañez, D.; Oliveira, B.M.; Papavassiliou, J. |
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Patterns of gauge symmetry in the background field method |
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2023 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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83 |
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86 - 20pp |
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The correlation functions of Yang-Mills theories formulated in the background field method satisfy linear Slavnov-Taylor identities, which are naive generalizations of simple tree level relations, with no deformations originating from the ghost-sector of the theory. In recent years, a stronger version of these identities has been found to hold at the level of the background gluon self-energy, whose transversality is enforced separately for each special block of diagrams contributing to the gluon Schwinger-Dyson equation. In the present work we demonstrate by means of explicit calculations that the same distinct realization of the Slavnov-Taylor identity persists in the case of the background three-gluon vertex. The analysis is carried out at the level of the exact Schwinger-Dyson equation for this vertex, with no truncations or simplifying assumptions. The demonstration entails the contraction of individual vertex diagrams by the relevant momentum, which activates Slavnov-Taylor identities of vertices and multi-particle kernels nested inside these graphs; the final result emerges by virtue of a multitude of extensive cancellations, without the need of performing explicit integrations. In addition, we point out that background Ward identities amount to replacing derivatives of propagators by zero-momentum background-gluon insertions, in exact analogy to standard properties of Abelian gauge theories. Finally, certain potential applications of these results are briefly discussed. |
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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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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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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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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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Papavassiliou, J. |
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Emergence of mass in the gauge sector of QCD |
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2022 |
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Chinese Physics C |
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Chin. Phys. C |
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46 |
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11 |
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112001 - 23pp |
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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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Horak, J.; Ihssen, F.; Papavassiliou, J.; Pawlowski, J.M.; Weber, A.; Wetterich, C. |
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Gluon condensates and effective gluon mass |
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2022 |
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Scipost Physics |
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SciPost Phys. |
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13 |
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042 - 40pp |
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Lattice simulations along with studies in continuum QCD indicate that non-perturbative quantum fluctuations lead to an infrared regularisation of the gluon propagator in covariant gauges in the form of an effective mass-like behaviour. In the present work we propose an analytic understanding of this phenomenon in terms of gluon condensation through a dynamical version of the Higgs mechanism, leading to the emergence of color condensates. Within the functional renormalisation group approach we compute the effective potential of covariantly constant field strengths, whose non-trivial minimum is related to the color condensates. In the physical case of an SU(3) gauge group this is an octet condensate. The value of the gluon mass obtained through this procedure compares very well to lattice results and the mass gap arising from alternative dynamical scenarios. |
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[Horak, Jan; Ihssen, Friederike; Pawlowski, Jan M.; Weber, Axel; Wetterich, Christof] Heidelberg Univ, Inst Theoret Phys, Philosophenweg 16, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany |
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