Ghost and Gluon Propagators at Finite Temperatures within a Rainbow Truncation of Dyson–Schwinger Equations

JETP Letters - The finite-temperature behavior of ghost and gluon propagators is investigated within an approach based on the rainbow truncated Dyson–Schwinger equations in Landau gauge. In...     

Higher Loop Corrections to a Schwinger–Dyson Equation

We consider the effects of higher loop corrections to a Schwinger–Dyson equation for propagators. This is made possible by the efficiency of the methods we developed in preceding works, still using the supersymmetric Wess–Zumino model as a laboratory. We obtain the dominant contributions of the three and four-loop primitive divergences at high order in perturbation theory, without the need for their full evaluations. Our main conclusion is that the asymptotic behavior of the perturbative series of the renormalization function remains unchanged, and we conjecture that this will remain the case for all finite order corrections.     

Solving the Dyson–Schwinger equation around its first singularities in the Borel plane

The Dyson–Schwinger equation of the massless Wess–Zumino model is written as an equation over the anomalous dimension of the theory. Its asymptotic behavior is derived and the procedure to compute the perturbations of this asymptotic behavior is detailed. This procedure uses ill-defined objects. To solve this, the Dyson–Schwinger equation is rewritten for the Borel plane. It is shown that the illdefined procedure in the physical plane can be applied in the Borel plane. Other results obtained in the Borel plane are stated and the proof for one result is described.     

General Dyson–Schwinger Equations and Systems

We classify combinatorial Dyson–Schwinger equations giving a Hopf subalgebra of the Hopf algebra of Feynman graphs of the considered Quantum Field Theory. We first treat single equations with an arbitrary (eventually infinite) number of insertion operators. We distinguish two cases; in the first one, the Hopf subalgebra generated by the solution is isomorphic to the Faà di Bruno Hopf algebra or to the Hopf algebra of symmetric functions; in the second case, we obtain the dual of the enveloping algebra of a particular associative algebra (seen as a Lie algebra). We also treat systems with an arbitrary finite number of equations, with an arbitrary number of insertion operators, with at least one of degree 1 in each equation.     

Collective Perspective on Advances in Dyson–Schwinger Equation QCD

We survey contemporary studies of hadrons and strongly interacting quarks using QCD's Dyson-Schwinger equations, addressing the following aspects: confinement and dynamical chiral symmetry breaking; the hadron spectrum; hadron elastic and transition form factors, from small-to large-Q2; parton distribution functions; the physics of hadrons containing one or more heavy quarks; and properties of the quark gluon plasma.     

Complex Langevin equations and Schwinger–Dyson equations

Stationary distributions of complex Langevin equations are shown to be the complexified path integral solutions of the Schwinger–Dyson equations of the associated quantum field theory. Specific examples in zero dimensions and on a lattice are given. The relevance to the study of quantum field theory solution space is discussed.     

Higher Order Corrections to the Asymptotic Perturbative Solution of a Schwinger–Dyson Equation

Building on our previous works on perturbative solutions to a Schwinger–Dyson for the massless Wess–Zumino model, we show how to compute 1/n corrections to its asymptotic behavior. The coefficients are analytically determined through a sum on all the poles of the Mellin transform of the one-loop diagram. We present results up to the fourth order in 1/n as well as a comparison with numerical results. Unexpected cancellations of zetas are observed in the solution, so that no even zetas appear and the weight of the coefficients is lower than expected, which suggests the existence of more structure in the theory.     

Fermion family recurrences in the Dyson–Schwinger formalism

We study the multiple solutions of the truncated propagator Dyson–Schwinger equation for a simple fermion theory with Yukawa coupling to a scalar field. Upon increasing the coupling constant g, other parameters being fixed, more than one non-perturbative solution breaking chiral symmetry becomes possible and we find these numerically. These “recurrences” appear as a mechanism to generate different fermion generations as quanta of the same fundamental field in an interacting field theory, without assuming any composite structure. The number of recurrences or flavors is reduced to the question of the value of the Yukawa coupling, and it has no special profound significance in the standard model. The resulting mass function can have one or more nodes and the measurement that potentially detects them can be thought of as a collider-based test of the virtual dispersion relation for the charged lepton member of each family. This requires the three independent measurements of the charged lepton’s energy, three-momentum and off-shellness. We illustrate how this can be achieved for the (more difficult) case of the tau lepton. PACS 12.15.Ff; 11.30.Rd     

Solving the Noncommutative Batalin–Vilkovisky Equation

Given an odd symmetry acting on an associative algebra, I show that the summation over arbitrary ribbon graphs gives the construction of the solutions to the noncommutative Batalin–Vilkovisky equation, introduced in (Barannikov in IMRN, rnm075, 2007), and to the equivariant version of this equation. This generalizes the known construction of A _∞-algebra via summation over ribbon trees. I give also the generalizations to other types of algebras and graph complexes, including the stable ribbon graph complex. These solutions to the noncommutative Batalin–Vilkovisky equation and to its equivariant counterpart, provide naturally the supersymmetric matrix action functionals, which are the gl(N)-equivariantly closed differential forms on the matrix spaces, as in (Barannikov in Comptes Rendus Mathematique vol 348, pp. 359–362.     

Systems of Linear Dyson–Schwinger Equations

Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry - In this study, we consider a quantum waveguide with random boundary conditions . Precisely we consider Laplace operator restricted to a two dimensional...     

Delta Properties in the Rainbow-Ladder Truncation of Dyson–Schwinger Equations

We present a calculation of the three-quark core contribution to nucleon and Δ-baryon masses and Δ electromagnetic form factors in a Poincaré-covariant Faddeev approach. A consistent setup for the dressed-quark propagator, the quark–quark, quark–’diquark’ and quark–photon interactions is employed, where all ingredients are solutions of their respective Dyson–Schwinger or Bethe–Salpeter equations in a rainbow-ladder truncation. The resulting Δ electromagnetic form factors concur with present experimental and lattice data.     

Resurgent transseries & Dyson–Schwinger equations

We employ resurgent transseries as algebraic tools to investigate two self-consistent Dyson–Schwinger equations, one in Yukawa theory and one in quantum electrodynamics. After a brief but pedagogical review, we derive fixed point equations for the associated anomalous dimensions and insert a moderately generic log-free transseries ansatz to study the possible strictures imposed. While proceeding in various stages, we develop an algebraic method to keep track of the transseries’ coefficients. We explore what conditions must be violated in order to stay clear of fixed point theorems to eschew a unique solution, if so desired, as we explain. An interesting finding is that the flow of data between the different sectors of the transseries shows a pattern typical of resurgence, i.e. the phenomenon that the perturbative sector of the transseries talks to the nonperturbative ones in a one-way fashion. However, our ansatz is not exotic enough as it leads to trivial solutions with vanishing nonperturbative sectors, even when logarithmic monomials are included. We see our result as a harbinger of what future work might reveal about the transseries representations of observables in fully renormalised four-dimensional quantum field theories and adduce a tentative yet to our mind weighty argument as to why one should not expect otherwise.     

Solving the Bethe–Salpeter Equation in Euclidean Space

Different approaches to solve the spinor–spinor Bethe–Salpeter (BS) equation in Euclidean space are considered. It is argued that the complete set of Dirac matrices is the most appropriate basis to define the partial amplitudes and to solve numerically the resulting system of equations with realistic interaction kernels. Other representations can be obtained by performing proper unitary transformations. A generalization of the iteration method for finding the energy spectrum of the BS equation is discussed and examples of concrete calculations are presented. Comparison of relativistic calculations with available experimental data and with corresponding non relativistic results together with an analysis of the role of Lorentz boost effects and relativistic corrections are presented. A novel method related to the use of hyperspherical harmonics is considered for a representation of the vertex functions suitable for numerical calculations.     

An Efficient Method for the Solution of Schwinger–Dyson Equations for Propagators

Efficient computation methods are devised for the perturbative solution of Schwinger–Dyson equations for propagators. I show how a simple computation allows to obtain the dominant contribution in the sum of many parts of previous computations. This allows for an easy study of the asymptotic behavior of the perturbative series. In the cases of the four-dimensional supersymmetric Wess–Zumino model and the f₆³{\phi_6^3} complex scalar field, the singularities of the Borel transform for both positive and negative values of the parameter are obtained and compared.     

Finite-Rank Multivariate-Basis Expansions of the Resolvent Operator as a Means of Solving the Multivariable Lippmann–Schwinger Equation for Two-Particle Scattering

Finite-rank expansions of the two-body resolvent operator are explored as a tool for calculating the full three-dimensional two-body T-matrix without invoking the partial-wave decomposition. The separable expansions of the full resolvent that follow from finite-rank approximations of the free resolvent are employed in the Low equation to calculate the T-matrix elements. The finite-rank expansions of the free resolvent are generated via projections onto certain finite-dimensional approximation subspaces. Types of operator approximations considered include one-sided projections (right or left projections), tensor-product (or outer) projection and inner projection. Boolean combination of projections is explored as a means of going beyond tensor-product projection. Two types of multivariate basis functions are employed to construct the finite-dimensional approximation spaces and their projectors: (i) Tensor-product bases built from univariate local piecewise polynomials, and (ii) multivariate radial functions. Various combinations of approximation schemes and expansion bases are applied to the nucleon-nucleon scattering employing a model two-nucleon potential. The inner-projection approximation to the free resolvent is found to exhibit the best convergence with respect to the basis size. Our calculations indicate that radial function bases are very promising in the context of multivariable integral equations.     

Equation of State of the Fluid He-Ne Binary Mixtures at High Pressures and High Temperatures

The fluid variational free energy model is applied to calculate the equation of state (EOS) of the fluid (Ne/3,2He/3) mixtures at 296K. The pair potential is used to describe the He-Ne interaction. The calculated EOSs at 296Kare compared with the experiments for solid Ne(He)2. The validity of the potential and the calculated model is verified by comparison. The present model is extended to calculate the equation of state of the fluid He-Ne mixtures with different He:Ne compositions in the pressure 0-160 GPa and temperature up to 10000 K.     

Exact solutions of Dyson–Schwinger equations for iterated one-loop integrals and propagator-coupling duality

The Hopf algebra of undecorated rooted trees has tamed the combinatorics of perturbative contributions, to anomalous dimensions in Yukawa theory and scalar φ³ theory, from all nestings and chainings of a primitive self-energy subdivergence. Here we formulate the nonperturbative problems which these resummations approximate. For Yukawa theory, at spacetime dimension d=4, we obtain an integrodifferential Dyson–Schwinger equation and solve it parametrically in terms of the complementary error function. For the scalar theory, at d=6, the nonperturbative problem is more severe; we transform it to a nonlinear fourth-order differential equation. After intensive use of symbolic computation we find an algorithm that extends both perturbation series to 500 loops in 7 minutes. Finally, we establish the propagator–coupling duality underlying these achievements making use of the Hopf structure of Feynman diagrams.