TY - JOUR AU - Ferreira, M. N. AU - Papavassiliou, J. PY - 2023 DA - 2023// TI - Gauge Sector Dynamics in QCD T2 - Particles JO - Particles SP - 312 EP - 363 VL - 6 IS - 1 PB - Mdpi KW - continuum Schwinger function methods KW - emergence of hadron mass KW - gluon mass generation KW - lattice QCD KW - non-perturbative quantum field theory KW - quantum chromodynamics KW - Schwinger-Dyson equations KW - Schwinger mechanism AB - 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. UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.02314 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/particles6010017 DO - 10.3390/particles6010017 LA - English N1 - WOS:000959126400001 ID - Ferreira+Papavassiliou2023 ER -