Gell-Mann-Okubo mass formula forSU (4) meson hexadecuplet

Using the linear mass spectrum of anSU (4) meson hexadecuplet, we derive the Gell-Mann-Okubo mass formula for the charmed mesons, in good agreement with experiment. The possible generalization of this method to a higher symmetry group is briefly discussed. On sabbatical leave from School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. Also at Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.     

Strong contribution to octet baryon mass splittings

We calculate the _md−_mu$m_d-m_u$ contribution to the mass splittings in baryonic isospin multiplets using SU(3) chiral perturbation theory and lattice QCD. Fitting isospin-averaged perturbation theory functions to PACS-CS and QCDSF-UKQCD Collaboration lattice simulations of octet baryon masses, and using the physical light-quark mass ratio _mu/_md$m_u/m_d$ as input, allows _Mn−_Mp$M_n-M_p$, _MΣ−−_MΣ+$M_{{\Sigma }^{-}}-M_{{\Sigma }^{+}}$ and _MΞ−−_MΞ0$M_{{\Xi }^{-}}-M_{{\Xi }^0}$ to be evaluated from the full SU(3) theory. The resulting values for each mass splitting are consistent with the experimental values after allowing for electromagnetic corrections. In the case of the nucleon, we find _Mn−_Mp=2.9±0.4 MeV$M_n-M_p=2.9\pm 0.4\text{MeV}$, with the dominant uncertainty arising from the error in _mu/_md$m_u/m_d$.     

再论质量的起源

物质的质量是怎么来的？能从理论上研究质量的起源吗? 人类目前所能做的实验是否到了可探索这些质量起源的程度? 本文将要介绍目前物理学对这些问题的认识.我们首先通过修改牛顿第零定律引入结合能来介绍物质的各个不同层次上的质量起源的研究链条,然后重点讨论基本粒子质量的起源,并介绍基本粒子质量与对称性的关系,最后讨论三种与质量起源有关的质量产生和分裂的机制.     

Independent particle model approach to nuclear mass formula and mass relationships

A nuclear mass formula is derived using a few extremely reasonable assumptions within an independent particle model with residual interactions. The parameters in the mass formula are determined by a least square fit to the experimental energies. The mass formula is further used to study Garvey-Kelson and Franzini-Radicati mass relationships.     

实验探索原子核中手征与空间反射对称性的联立自发破缺

原子核的手征对称性和空间反射对称性研究是近来原子核结构研究的前沿热点问题,吸引了大量的实验和理论研究。通过在束伽玛谱学的实验方法,在原子核78Br中发现了两对宇称相反的手征双重带,以及它们之间表征八极关联的电偶极跃迁。这是首次在原子核中发现了八极关联的多重手征带,给出了原子核存在手征对称性和空间反射对称性联立自发破缺的实验证据。Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a fundamental concept in nature. Chiral Symmetry Breaking and reflection-asymmetry in nuclei has been a subject of intensive experimental and theoretical investigation. Two pairs of positive-and negative-parity doublet bands together with eight strong electric dipole transitions linking their yrast positive-and negative-parity bands have been identified in 78Br by means of in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques. These four rotational bands are suggested as multiple chiral doublet bands with octupole correlations. This observation indicates that nuclear chirality can be robust against the octupole correlations. It is of highly scientific interest to search for the chirality-parity quartet bands in nucleus with both stable triaxial and octupole deformations.     

Small Current Quark Mass Effects on Dressed-Quark Propagator in an Effective Quark-Quark Interaction Model

A method for obtaining the smallcurrent quark mass dependence of the dressed quark propagator froman effective quark-quark interaction model is developed. Within this approach the small current quark mass effects ondressed-quark propagator have been studied. A comparison with previous results is given.     

Critical Mass of Gauge Boson in Rainbow QED3

In three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED₃) with a massive gauge boson, we investigate the coupled Dyson-Schwinger equations for the fermion and photon propagators in the rainbow approximation, and obtain the critical gauge boson mass for various numbers of the fermion flavors. A comparison with the previous results is presented.     

Fluctuations of Goldstone modes and the chiral transition in QCD

We provide evidence for the influence of thermal fluctuations of Goldstone modes on the chiral condensate at finite temperature. We show that at fixed temperature, T<T_c, in the vicinity of the chiral transition temperature this leads to a characteristic dependence of the chiral condensate on the square root of the light quark mass (m_l), which is expected for 3-dimensional models with broken O(N) symmetry. As a consequence the chiral susceptibility shows a strong quark mass dependence for all temperatures below T<T_c and diverges like in the chiral limit.     

Effect of a Small Current Quark Mass on Bag Constant

A method for obtaining the small current quark mass effect on the dressed quark propagator within the Dyson-Schwinger approach is developed. From this the small current quark mass dependence of the bag constant is evaluated. It is found that the bag constant decreases with the increasing current quark mass and the contribution of the current quark mass cannot be dropped.     

Viscosities in chiral symmetry breaking phase

In the chiral symmetry breaking phase described by the NJL model at quark level,along with the chiral symmetry restoration the ratio of shear viscosity to entropy density η/s drops down monotonously and reaches the minimum at the critical point,while the ratio of bulk viscosity to entropy density ζ/s behaves oppositely.     

Viscosities in chiral symmetry breaking phase

In the chiral symmetry breaking phase described by the NJL model at quark level,along with the chiral symmetry restoration the ratio of shear viscosity to entropy density η/s drops down monotonously and reaches the minimum at the critical point,while the ratio of bulk viscosity to entropy density ζ/s behaves oppositely.     

Nonperturbative Aspects of Axial Vector Vertex

It is shown how the axial vector current of current quarks is related to that of constituent quarks within the framework of the global color symmetry model.Gluon dressing of the axial vector vertex and the quark self-energy functions are described by the inhomogeneous Bethe-Salpeter equation in the ladder approximation and the Schwinger-Dyson equation in the rainbow approximation,respectively.     

Effect of a Small Current Quark Mass on Dressed Gluon and Quark Propagator

Based on the Dyson-Schwinger approach, a method for obtaining the small current quark mass effect on the dressed gluon and quark propagator is developed. A comparison with the results of the previous approach is given.     

A New Calculation of the In-Medium Quark Condensate at Finite Density andTemperature

The in-medium quark condensate is studied with an equivalent-mass approach in which one does not need to make assumptions on the derivatives of model parameters with respect to the quark current mass. It is shown that the condensate is generally a decreasing function of both the density and
temperature with the decreasing speed depending on the confinement parameter. Specially, at given density, the condensate decreases on increasing temperature. The decreasing speed is comparatively small at lower temperature, and becomes very fast at higher temperature.     

Studying pion effects in the quark propagator

Within the framework of Schwinger-Dyson and Bethe-Salpeter equations we investigate the importance of pions for the quark-gluon interaction. To this end we choose a truncation for the quark-gluon vertex that includes intermediate pion degrees of freedom and adjust the interaction such that unquenched lattice results for various current quark masses are reproduced. After extrapolation to the physical point we find a considerable contribution of the pion back reaction to the quark mass function as well as to the chiral condensate.     

Neutron Stars in the Model of Non-linear Realization of SU(2) Chiral Symmetry Spontaneous Breaking

The properties of neutron stars are studied in a relativistic mean-field model with SU(2) chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking being considered. The calculation results indicate that the effects of the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking are not negligible.     

Calculation of Quark Condensate in Nuclear Matter with the Chiral Symmetry Spontaneous Breaking Lagrangian

Using the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking Lagrangian with mean-field approximation, we investigate the in-medium quark condensate 〈qq〉. It is found that the condensate decreases as the nuclear matter density ρ increases. Meanwhile, the desent deviates from the linear decrease and becomes remarkably slow as the density of the nuclear matter further increases. It shows that the chiral symmetry spontaneous breaking is only partially restored in densed nuclear matter.     

Effect of a Small Current Quark Mass on Bag Constant

A method for obtaining the small current quark mass effect on the dressed quark propagator within the Dyson Schwinger approach is developed. From this the small current quark mass dependence of the bag constant is evaluated. It is found that the bag constant decreases with the increasing current quark mass and the contribution of the current quark mass cannot be dropped.