Parametrization of Fully Dressed Quark Propagator

Based on an extensive study of the Dyson-Schwinger equations for a fully dressed quark propagator in the “rainbow” approximation, a parametrized form of the quark propagator is suggested. The corresponding quark self-energy Σ_f and the structure of non-local quark vacuum condensate <0|:\bar{q}(x)q(0):|0> are investigated. The algebraic form of the quark propagator proposed in this work describes a confining quark propagation, and is quite convenient to be used in any numerical calculations.     

Scalar Susceptibility of QCD from Dyson-Schwinger Approach

In quantum chromodynamics （QCD）, the scalar susceptibility represents the modification of the quark condensate, to a small perturbation of the parameter responsible for the explicit breaking of the symmetry, i.e., the current quark mass. By studying the linear response of the dressed quark propagator to the presence of a nonzero quark mass, we derive a model-independent formula for the scalar susceptibility, which contains the dressed quark propagator G（p） and the dressed scalar vertex F（p, 0）. The numerical values of the scalar susceptibility Xs are calculated within the framework of the rainbow-ladder approximation of the Dyson-Schwinger approach by employing two typical forms of model gluon propagator.     

A Modified Approach for Calculating Dressed Quark Propagator at Finite Chemical Potential

Based on the rainbow approximation of Dyson-Schwinger equation and the assumption that the full inverse quark propagator at finite chemical potential is analytic in the neighborhood of μ = 1, it is proved that the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential μ can be written as G0^-1 [μ] =iγ·p↑-A（p↑-^2） ＋B（p↑-^2） with p↑-μ= （p↑-p4 ＋iμ）. From the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential in Munczek model the bag constant of a baryon and the scalar quark condensate are evaluated. A comparison with previous results is given.     

Dynamical Running Mass of Quark in the Dyson-Schwinger Equation Approach

Based on the Dyson-Schwinger equations of QCD in the "rainbow" approximation, the fully dressed quarkpropagator Sf(p) is investigated, and then an algebraic parametrization form of the propagator is obtained as a solutionof the equations. The dressed quark amplitudes Af and Bf built up the fully dressed quark propagator and the dynamicalrunning masses Mf defined by Af and Bf for light quarks u, d and s are calculated, respectively. Using the predictedrunning masses Mf, quark condensates <0|q(0)q(0)|0> = -(0.255 GeV)a for u, d quarks, and <0|s s|0> = 0.8<0|q(0)q(0)]0)for s quark, and experimental pion decay constant fπ = 0.093 GeV, the masses of Goldstone bosons K, π, and η are alsoevaluated. The numerical results show that the masses of quarks are dependent on their momentum p2. The fully dressedquark amplitudes Af and Bf have correct behaviors which can be used for many purposes in our future researches onnonperturbative QCD.     

Chemical Potential Dependence of Vertices

Based on the rainbow-ladder approximation of the Dyson-Schwinger equations and the assumption of the analyticity of the fermion-boson vertex in the neighborhood of zero chemical potential (μ=0) and neglecting the μ-dependence of the dressed gluon propagator, we apply the method in [Phys. Rev. C 71 (2005) 015205] of studying the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential to prove that the general fermion-boson vertex at finite μ can also be obtained from the one at μ=0 by a simple shift of variables. Using this result we extend the results of [Phys. Lett. B 420 (1998) 267] to the situation of finite chemical potential and show that under the approximations we have taken, the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation also holds at finite chemical potential.     

Vacuum Condensates from the Modification of Global Color Symmetry Model

Based on the quark propagator in the instanton dilute liquid approximation, we have determined the quark condensate , the mixed quark gluon condensate g,μνσ^μνq) and the four-quark condensate at the mean-field level in the framework of global color symmetry model. The numerical calculation shows that our result is compatible with the range obtained within other nonperturbative approaches. In particular, we have found that even at the mean-field level the naive vacuum saturation approximation is not a good approximation when we consider nonlocal four-quark condensate.     

Linear Chemical Potential Dependence of Two-Quark Condensate

By differentiating the inverse dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential μ with respect to μ, the linear response of the dressed quark propagato r to the chemical potential can be obtained, From this we extract a modelindependent formula for the linear chemical potential dependence of the in-medium two-quark condensate and show by two independent methods （explicit calculation and Lorentz covariance arguments） that the first-order contribution in μ to the in-medium two-quark condensate vanishes identically. Therefore if one wants to study the in-medium two-quark condensate one should expand to at/east the second order in the chemical potential μ.     

Nonlocal Four-Quark Condensate and Vacuum Susceptibilities

Based on the quark propagator in the instanton dilute liquid approximation, we have determined the nonlocal four-quark condensate at the mean-field level in the framework of global color symmetry model. By making use of this formula, the vacuum susceptibility (pionsusceptibility) was calculated in this paper. The theoretical analysis and numerical calculation show that even at the mean-field level the naive vacuum saturation approximation is not a good approximation when we consider nonlocal four-quark condensate.     

Validity of Parametrized Quark Propagator

Based on an extensively study of the Dyson-Schwinger equations for a fully dressed quark propagator in the “rainbow”approximation, a parametrized fully dressed quark propagator is proposed in this paper. The parametrized propagator describes a confining quark propagator in hadron since it is analytic everywhere in complex p2-plane and has no Lemmann representation. The validity of the new propagator is discussed by comparing its predictions on selfenergy functions A/(p2), Bl(p2) and effective mass M$(p2) of quark with flavor f to their corresponding theoretical results produced by Dyson-Schwinger equations. Our comparison shows that the parametrized quark propagator is a good approximation to the fully dressed quark propagator given by the solutions of Dyson-Schwinger equations in the rainbow approximation and is convenient to use in any theoretical calculations.     

Tensor Susceptibilities of QCD Vacuum and Parameterized Quark Propagator

Based on the parameterized fully dressed quark propagator proposed by us, the tensor susceptibilities of QCD vacuum and quark vacuum condensates are investigated. Our predicted values of the tensor susceptibilities are in agreement with those predicted by many other theoretical models with QCD feature. The results also show that the tensor susceptibility of QCD vacuum strongly depends on flavor of quark but not sensitive to variation of quark vacuum condensates. However, the quark vacuum condensate is very sensitive to the change of cut-off-parameter μ^2 of the integration, that is, it depends on the separation point of perturbative and non-perturbative QCD region. The successful predictions clearly indicate the extensive validity of our parameterized fully dressed quark propagator used here.     

Propagators and Masses of Light Quarks

Based on Dyson-Schwinger equations in “rainbow” approximation, fully dressed confining quark propagator is obtained, and then the masses of light quarks (mu, md, and ms) are derived from the fully dressed confining quark propagator. At the same time, the local and non-local quark vacuum condensates as well as the quark-gluon mixed condensate are also predicted. Furthermore, the quark masses are also deduced from the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation and chiral perturbative theory. The results from different methods are consistent with each other.     

A Model Study of Equation of State of QCD at Finite Chemical Potential and Zero Temperature

In this paper, we give a direct method for calculating the partition function, and hence the equation of state （EOS） of QCD at finite chemical potential and zero temperature. In the EOS derived in this paper the pressure density is the sum of two terms： the first term P（μ）｜μ=0 （the pressure density at μ = 0） is a μ-independent constant; the second term, which is totally determined by G[μ] （p） （the dressed quark propagator at finite μ）, contains all the nontrivial μ-dependence. By applying a general result in the rainbow-ladder approximation of the Dyson-Schwinger approach obtained in our previous study [Phys. Rev. C 71 （2005） 015205], G[μ]（p） is calculated from the meromorphic quark propagator proposed in [Phys. Rev. D 67 （2003） 054019]. From this the full analytic expression of the EOS of QCD at finite μ and zero T is obtained （apart from the constant term P（μ）｜μ=0, which can in principle be caJculated from the CJT effective action）. A comparison between our EOS and the cold, perturbative EOS of QCD of Fraga, Pisarski and Schaffner-Bielich is made. It is expected that our EOS can provide a possible new approach for the study of neutron stars.     

Propagators and Masses of Light Quarks

Based on Dyson-Schwinger equations in “rainbow“ approximation, fully dressed confining quark propagator is obtained, and then the masses of light quarks (mu, md, and ms) are derived from the fully dressed confining quark propagator. At the same time, the local and non-local quark vacuum condensates as well as the quark-gluon mixed condensate are also predicted. Furthermore, the quark masses are also deduced from the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation and chiral perturbative theory. The results from different methods are consistent with each other.     

Calculation of Partition Function of QCD at Finite Chemical Potential

In equilibrium statistical field theory, the partition function has fundamental importance. In this paper we propose a direct and general method for calculating the partition function and equation of state of QCD at finite chemical potential. It is found that the partition function is totally determined by the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential up to a multiplicative constant. From this a criterion for the phase transition between the Nambu and the Wigner phases is obtained. This general method is applied to two specific cases： the free quark theory and QCD with a model dressed quark propagator having confinement features. In the first case, the standard Fermi distribution at T = 0 is reproduced. In the second case, we apply the conclusion in previous works to obtain the dressed quark propagator at finite chemical potential and find the unphysical result that the baryon number density vanishes for all values of chemical potential. The reason for this result is discussed.     

Nontrivial Q2-Dependence in the Gottfried Sum Induced by Nonperturbative Effect

In consideration of the lowest dimensional condensate contributions to the free quark propagator, we obtain the nonperturbative quark propagator with the nonvanishing vacuum average value for quark composite operator (|qq|), Using the -corrected quark propagator and basing on the simple quark-parton model, we discuss the nonperturbative effect in the nucleon structure function. It is shown that the nonperturbative effect modifies the conventional quark-parton model formula of the nucleon structure function at finite Q² and suggests a nontrivial Q²-dependence in the Gottfried sum.     

Pion Decay Constant and Masses of Light Quarks and In-medium Goldstone Bosons

Based on the fully dressed confining quark propagator, the pion decay constant f_π, local quark vacuum condensate, and the masses of light quarks and in-medium Goldstone bosons are investigated. The pion decay constant f_π is predicted and compared with its value of experimental measurement. A great agreement is obtained. With the predicted f_π and values of Goldstone boson masses measured by experiments in free configuration the current masses of light quarks and the masses of in-medium Goldstone bosons are obtained.     

非定域夸克真空的结构和Kisslinger函数

夸克的真空凝聚是量子色动力学(QCD)研究中一个非常重要的问题.用完全穿衣服的夸克传播子研究了QCD真空性质和夸克的真空结构.计算了定域夸克的真空凝聚值,预言了夸克的真空结构.其结果与文献中的经验值相符合,也与Dyson-Schwinger方程解一致.说明参数化的夸克传播子是成功和可靠的.     

Applicability of Parametrized Form of Fully Dressed Quark Propagator

According to extensive study of the Dyson-Schwinger equations for a fully dressed quark propagator in the "rainbow" approximation with an effective gluon propagator, a parametrized fully dressed confining quark propagator is suggested in this paper. The parametrized quark propagator describes a confined quark propagation in hadron, and is analytic everywhere in complex p2-plane and has no Lehmann representation. The vector and scalar self-energy functions [1 - Af(p2)] and [Bf(p2) - mf], dynamically running effective mass of quark Mf(p2) and the structure of non-local quark vacuum condensates as well as local quark vacuum condensates are predicted by use of the parametrized quark propagator. The results are compatible with other theoretical calculations.     

Quark Loop Effects on Dressed Gluon Propagator in Framework of Global Color Symmetry Model

Based on the global color symmetry model (GCM), a method for obtaining the quark loop effects on the dressed gluon propagator in GCM is developed. In the chiral limit, it is found that the dressed gluon propagator containing the quark loop effects in the Nambu-Goldstone and Wigner phases are quite different. In solving the quark self-energy functions in the two different phases and subsequent study of bag constant one should use the above dressed gluon propagator as input. The above approach for obtaining the current quark mass effects on the dressed gluon propagator is quite general and can also be used to calculate the chemical potential dependence of the dressed gluon propagator.     

THE CONVERSION OF GLUONS INTO QUARKS AND THE MULTIQUARK STATES

The rate for the conversion of the gluon into a color octet quark pair which subsequently forms a multiquark state with another quark pair or a gluon is discussed. The static potential in a [(QQ)₈(qq)_8,1] state where Q=c,b and q=u, d is studied in the MIT bag model. It is shown that the repulsive Coulomb force between Q and Q is dominant at small QQ separations, which would significantly suppress the QQ wave function at the origin. For the charm quark (Q=c) the ratio of |Ψ(O)|² for the ordinary (QQ)₁ to that for the(QQ)₈ in the [(QQ)₈(qq)_8,1] state is estinated to be 2-5. Therefore the assumption |Ψ₈(O)|²=|Ψ₁(O)|² would lead to an overestimation for the rate of g*→QQ and it is necessary to take the suppression effect of the repulsive Coulomb force into consideration.