Polyakov-loop拓展的夸克介子模型中的Roberge-Weiss相变研究

${\mathbb{Z}}_3$-QCD是具有严格中心对称性的类QCD理论，研究其在特殊条件下的性质有助于理解QCD退禁闭相变。本文应用三种味道的Polyakov-loop拓展的夸克介子模型作为${\mathbb{Z}}_3$-QCD的低能有效理论，研究了不同中心对称性破缺模式下的Roberge-Weiss(RW)相变。为保证RW周期性，本文采用味道依赖的虚化学势$(\mu_{\rm{u}},\mu_{\rm{d}},\mu_{\rm{s}})={\rm{i}}T(\theta-2C\pi/3,\theta,\theta+2C\pi/3)$，其中${\mathbb{Z}}_3$-QCD是具有严格中心对称性的类QCD理论，研究其在特殊条件下的性质有助于理解QCD退禁闭相变。本文应用三种味道的Polyakov-loop拓展的夸克介子模型作为${\mathbb{Z}}_3$-QCD的低能有效理论，研究了不同中心对称性破缺模式下的Roberge-Weiss(RW)相变。为保证RW周期性，本文采用味道依赖的虚化学势$(\mu_{\rm{u}},\mu_{\rm{d}},\mu_{\rm{s}})={\rm{i}}T(\theta-2C\pi/3,\theta,\theta+2C\pi/3)$，其中$0\!\leqslant\!{C}\!\leqslant1$。传统的和夸克反馈效应改进的两种不同Polyakov-loop势被分别用于相应的计算。研究表明，当$N_{\rm{f}}\!=\!3$，$C\!\ne\!1$时，RW相变出现在$\theta=\pi/3$(mod $2\pi/3$)处，其强度随$C$值的减小而加强；当$C\!=\!1$，$N_{\rm{f}}\!=\!2\!+\!1$时，RW相变位置出现反常，变为$\theta=2\pi/3$(mod $2\pi/3$)；而当$C\!=\!1$，$N_{\rm{f}}\!=\!1\!+\!2$时，RW相变点又返回$\theta\!=\!\pi/3$(mod $2\pi/3$)。上述几种情形的RW相变端点均为三相点。研究发现，夸克反馈效应使得RW相变强度减弱，退禁闭相变温度变低，但并未改变前述的定性结论。     

等效质量模型中的重子质量谱

在等效质量模型框架下,考虑线性禁闭和一阶微扰相互作用的贡献并通过拟合$ \mathrm{p} $、$ \mathrm{n}$、$\Lambda$和$ \Delta $的质量来得到模型参数。发现,等效质量模型能够较好地给出符合实验的重子质量谱。而禁闭强度$D$、强耦合常数$\alpha_{\rm{s}}$以及夸克质量因子$f$与微扰强度$C$之间都存在关联,并能够很好地用解析公式逼近。除此之外,单胶子交换相互作用的色磁部分在重子质量谱中起着重要作用,从而使自旋$J=1/2$和3/2的重子之间的质量差最高达到300 MeV。为了更好地描述超子质量,对于包含奇异夸克的一对夸克间的相互作用我们进一步采用不同的强耦合常数,其具体的模型参数通过拟合$ \Sigma $和$ \Xi $的质量得到。基于本工作得到的等效质量模型参数组,能够更好地描述$ \mathrm{ud}$夸克物质团、奇异子以及致密星。     

重核的断前粒子发射与鞍点后摩擦的探测

基于考虑了粒子发射的随机Langevin模型，计算了重裂变核240Am在 鞍点后发射的中子、质子和$ \alpha $粒子多重性作为鞍点后摩擦强度($ \beta $)的函数。结果表明在高激发能($ E^* $)和高角动量($ \ell $)条件下，这些轻粒子发射对摩擦的敏感性变强。进而，比较了在(高$ E^* $，低$ \ell $)和(低$ E^* $，高$ \ell $)这两个不同初始条件下，240Am核在鞍点后蒸发的粒子随$ \beta $的演化。发现前者不但能增强核摩擦对粒子发射的影响，也显著提高了带电粒子对$ \beta $的敏感性。在实验方面，我们建议可以用中能重离子碰撞的方式产生高激发的重裂变系统，来更精确地用粒子发射(尤其是轻带电粒子)来探测鞍点后的摩擦强度。     

?4模型真空态间的转换算符

本工作在正则量子化的基础上，对$\phi^4$模型的哈密顿量采取正规序来正规化真空零点能，然后微扰计算了至次领头阶的真空态修正。同时首次得到可以在$\phi^4$模型的两个真空态之间转换的算符，我们相信这个算符也是适当极限条件下产生$\phi^4$扭结(kink)的算符的形式。最后简要说明了真空能的应用。     

通过基矢光前量子化方法对π介子的研究

为研究介子的性质,通过基矢光前量子化方法获得介子的光前波函数。基失光前量子化是一种在哈密顿量体系下基于量子场论的非微扰方法。在哈密顿量中我们考虑了动能项、基于全息色动力学的横向禁闭势、与横向禁闭势互补的纵向禁闭势和基于QCD的夸克-胶子相互作用。我们的基矢空间包括最低阶的两个Fock空间,即领头阶■与次领头阶■。根据所得的光前波函数我们计算了介子衰变常数以及(基于领头Fock空间的)电磁半径,这些结果与粒子数据手册(PDG)上的结果相近。此外,我们计算了(基于领头Fock空间的)介子部分子分布,QCD演化后,与原先的结果相近(蓝江山等,Phys Rev Lett,2 019,122:172 001.),能够很好地描述费米国家实验室(FNAL)与欧洲核子中心(CERN)的实验数据。     

通过基矢光前量子化方法对π介子的研究

为研究介子的性质,通过基矢光前量子化方法获得介子的光前波函数。基失光前量子化是一种在哈密顿量体系下基于量子场论的非微扰方法。在哈密顿量中我们考虑了动能项、基于全息色动力学的横向禁闭势、与横向禁闭势互补的纵向禁闭势和基于QCD的夸克-胶子相互作用。我们的基矢空间包括最低阶的两个Fock空间,即领头阶■与次领头阶■。根据所得的光前波函数我们计算了介子衰变常数以及(基于领头Fock空间的)电磁半径,这些结果与粒子数据手册(PDG)上的结果相近。此外,我们计算了(基于领头Fock空间的)介子部分子分布,QCD演化后,与原先的结果相近(蓝江山等,Phys Rev Lett,2 019,122:172 001.),能够很好地描述费米国家实验室(FNAL)与欧洲核子中心(CERN)的实验数据。     

格点QCD组态产生研究

组态是格点QCD计算的基础,本文利用开源软件Chroma产生了一组格点QCD组态,格距为0.105 fm,体积为$32^3\times 64$,π介子质量为220 MeV,格点上的夸克作用量采用Wilson clover作用量。这组组态可用于格点QCD中研究核子结构和强子谱等物理问题。     

双重味重子的理想混合角

本工作研究了双重味重子的理想混合角。理想混合角是将$^{2S+1}(l_\lambda)_J$态转换为具有确定重夸克对称性的态时所对应的旋转角度。在标准的$\rho-\lambda$图像下,求得了$L_\rho=0$情形时重夸克对称性的态$\left(J, j_\ell\right)$和$\left(J, s_{\rm q}+j_\rho\right)= $$ \left(J, \{^4l_\lambda/^2l_\lambda\}\right)$态之间的理想混合角,其中${\boldsymbol{j}}_\ell={\boldsymbol{l}}_\lambda+{\boldsymbol{s}}_{\rm q}$, ${\boldsymbol{s}}_\rho={\boldsymbol{s}}_{\rm Q1}+{\boldsymbol{s}}_{\rm Q2}$和${\boldsymbol{j}}_\rho={\boldsymbol{s}}_\rho+{\boldsymbol{L}}_\rho$。本工作指出当研究双重味重子的衰变性质时,需要采用$(1S1p)1/2^-$和$(1S1p)3/2^-$等理想混合态。     

3M⊙ AGB星中26Al核合成的网络计算和反应率灵敏度分析

研究了3$M_{\odot}$AGB星中26Al核合成的网络计算和核反应率的灵敏度分析。结合最新的核反应率数据,建立了一个从碳到硅完整的核反应网络,计算了26Al的丰度。结果表明,26Al首先在AGB星中有效合成,随着核反应的进行,然后被一系列的核反应消耗。MgAl循环出现在26Al的网络中。我们将核反应网络中的主要核反应分为三类:(n, ${\rm{\gamma }}$),(p,${\rm{\gamma }}$)和($\alpha$, ${\rm{\gamma }}$),并对核反应率的灵敏度进行了详细的分析。已经确定了每一类中最有影响的核反应,它们是25Mg(n, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)26Mg,25Mg(p, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)26Al,26Mg(p, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)27Al,21Ne(p, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)22Na,18O($\alpha$, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)22Ne和22Ne($\alpha$,${\rm{\gamma }}$)26Mg。在目前网络所涉及的所有核反应中,25Mg(p, ${\rm{\gamma }}$)26Al是对26Al的产量有最大的影响,它值得核实验物理学家的关注。     

N=127同中子素219U和216Ac的α衰变研究

本工作通过重离子熔合蒸发反应 40Ar+183W，产生了质子滴线附近的轻锕系核素 219U和 216Ac。实验在兰州充气反冲谱仪(SHANS)上开展，目标核产生后从薄靶中反冲出来，在飞行中与大量的本底粒子进行分离并偏转到位于焦平面的探测系统中。探测系统对注入的反冲核和随后的$ \alpha $衰变进行探测，并利用寻找$ \alpha $衰变链的方法对产物进行寻找和鉴别。在本次工作中，219U已知的$ \alpha $衰变数据得到改善，其基态衰变到子核215Th基态的$ \alpha $粒子能量被确定为$E_{\alpha}\!=\!9\ 763(15)$ keV，半衰期为$ T_{1/2} $=60(7) μs。首次发现了219U两个新的$ \alpha $衰变分支，其能量为$ E_{\alpha} $=9 246(17) keV, 8 975(17) keV，并指认它们分别是从 219U 的基态衰变到子核 215Th的低激发态 (5/2–)和(3/2–)。此外，通过对 216Ac的$ \alpha $衰变数据的分析，证实了216Ac存在同核异能态。     

Some implications of inclusive electro- and neutrino production data

We systematically exploit the reported data on \(F_2^{\gamma p} ,F_2^{\gamma n} ,\sigma ^{vN} ,\sigma ^{\bar vN} ,\left\langle {xy} \right\rangle _{vN} ,\left\langle {xy} \right\rangle _{\bar vN} ,\left\langle {1 - y} \right\rangle _{vN} \) and \(\left\langle {1 - y} \right\rangle _{\bar vN} \) in order to test various versions of the quark parton model and to obtain further predictions.     

Parton distributions in hadrons

We use the statistical model of Zhang et al. [Y.-J. Zhang, B. Zhang, B.-Q. Ma, Phys. Lett. B 523 (2001) 260; Y.-J. Zhang, B.-S. Zou, L.-M. Yang, Phys. Lett. B 528 (2002) 228; Y.-J. Zhang, W.-Z. Deng, B.-Q. Ma, Phys. Rev. D 65 (2002) 114005] to calculate parton distributions in hadrons. The model does reasonably well in predicting the distributions of partons in the proton, including the excess in the proton sea. We extend the model to calculate quark and gluon distributions in the pion, kaon, lambda and the pentaquark. The hadrons are described in terms of a Fock expansion in quark and gluon states. Detailed balance between each pair of states is assumed, from which the coefficients of the Fock state expansion are determined. The parton distribution functions are found in the hadron rest frame from a Monte Carlo calculation. The results are evolved to appropriate QCD scales for comparison with experiment. This project has included significant participation by undergraduates at Seattle University, made possible by support from the Research in Undergraduate Institutions Program of the National Science Foundation.     

Finite-Temperature Field Theory on the Light Front

The formulation of statistical physics using light-front quantization, instead of conventional equal-time boundary conditions, has important advantages for describing relativistic statistical systems, such as heavy ion collisions. We develop light-front field theory at finite temperature and density with special attention to quantum chromodynamics. First, we construct the most general form of the statistical operator allowed by the Poincaré algebra. In light-front quantization, the Green’s functions of a quark in a medium can be defined in terms of just two-component spinors and do not lead to doublers in the transverse directions. Since the theory is non-local along the light cone, we use causality arguments to construct a solution to the related zero-mode problem. A seminal property of light-front Green’s functions is that they are related to parton densities in coordinate space. Namely, the diagonal and off-diagonal parton distributions measured in hard scattering experiments can be interpreted as light-front density matrices.     

The matrix element of the transverse component of the bilocal vector current and its parton interpretation

In this paper we study the matrix element of the transverse component of the bilocal vector current in the context of deep inelastic scattering. The BJL limit of high energy amplitudes together with light-front current algebra imply the same parton interpretation for its matrix element as that of the plus component. On the other hand, the transverse component depends explicitly on the gluon field operator in QCD, appears as “twist three” and hence its matrix element has no manifest parton interpretation. In this paper we perform calculations in light-front time-ordering perturbative QCD for a dressed quark target to order α_s and demonstrate that the matrix element of the transverse component of the bilocal vector current has the same parton interpretation as that of the plus component.     

On the Q2 dependence of parton fragmentation functions

The Q² dependences of parton fragmentation functions are calculated using lowest-order quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The resulting scaling deviations have a simple intuitive form when a suitable valence-sea decomposition is employed for the quark fragmentation functions.     

Wigner Distributions in Light-Front Quark Models

We discuss the quark Wigner distributions which represent the quantum-mechanical analogues of the classical phase-space distributions. These functions can be obtained through a Fourier transform in the transverse space of the generalized transverse momentum dependent parton distributions, which encode the most general one-body information of partons in momentum space. In particular, we present a study within light-front quark models. The quark orbital angular momentum is also obtained from the phase-space average of the orbital angular momentum operator weighted with the Wigner distribution of unpolarized quark in a longitudinally polarized nucleon. The corresponding results calculated within different light-front quark models are compared with alternative definitions of the quark orbital angular momentum as given in terms of generalized parton distributions and transverse momentum dependent parton distributions.     

Heavy and heavy to light quark expansions

We analyze the phenomenon of heavy quark condensation within the framework of the QCD sum rule approach. We discuss two alternative expansions for massive quark condensates. The first one (heavy to light quark expansion), introduced by Broadhurst and Generalis, establishes a connection between the heavy and light quark worlds. The other one (heavy quark expansion) is valid when only heavy quark systems are considered. As a byproduct we have obtained the coefficients of \(\left\langle {\bar qq} \right\rangle \) , \(\left\langle {\bar qGq} \right\rangle \) , 〈G ²〉 and 〈G ³〉 for all bilinear currents.     

QCD on the Light-Front

Light-front Hamiltonian theory, derived from the quantization of the QCD Lagrangian at fixed light-front time x ⁺ = x ⁰ + x ³, provides a rigorous frame-independent framework for solving nonperturbative QCD. The eigenvalues of the light-front QCD Hamiltonian H _LF predict the hadronic mass spectrum, and the corresponding eigensolutions provide the light-front wavefunctions which describe hadron structure, providing a direct connection to the QCD Lagrangian. In the semiclassical approximation the valence Fock-state wavefunctions of the light-front QCD Hamiltonian satisfy a single-variable relativistic equation of motion, analogous to the nonrelativistic radial Schrödinger equation, with an effective confining potential U which systematically incorporates the effects of higher quark and gluon Fock states. Remarkably, the potential U has a unique form of a harmonic oscillator potential if one requires that the chiral QCD action remains conformally invariant. A mass gap and the color confinement scale also arises when one extends the formalism of de Alfaro, Fubini and Furlan to light-front Hamiltonian theory. In the case of mesons, the valence Fock-state wavefunctions of H _LF for zero quark mass satisfy a single-variable relativistic equation of motion in the invariant variable \({\zeta^2=b^2_\perp x(1-x)}\) , which is conjugate to the invariant mass squared \({{M^2_{q\bar q}}}\) . The result is a nonperturbative relativistic light-front quantum mechanical wave equation which incorporates color confinement and other essential spectroscopic and dynamical features of hadron physics, including a massless pion for zero quark mass and linear Regge trajectories \({M^2(n, L, S) = 4\kappa^2( n+L +S/2)}\) with the same slope in the radial quantum number n and orbital angular momentum L. Only one mass parameter \({\kappa}\) appears. The corresponding light-front Dirac equation provides a dynamical and spectroscopic model of nucleons. The same light-front equations arise from the holographic mapping of the soft-wall model modification of AdS₅ space with a unique dilaton profile to QCD (3 + 1) at fixed light-front time. Light-front holography thus provides a precise relation between the bound-state amplitudes in the fifth dimension of AdS space and the boost-invariant light-front wavefunctions describing the internal structure of hadrons in physical space-time. We also discuss the implications of the underlying conformal template of QCD for renormalization scale-setting and the implications of light-front quantization for the value of the cosmological constant.