Chiral symmetry breaking at finite temperature in Coulomb gauge QCD

Chiral symmetry breaking at finite temperature is analysed in Coulomb gauge QCD, using a suitably renormalised gap equation. In Coulomb gauge the gap equation is derived using the Ward identities and the Dyson equations for the vector and axial-vector vertices. Making the ladder approximation to the Bethe-Salpeter kernel relates the chiral symmetry breaking parameters to the static quark potential. It is thus possible to use a confining potential in the analysis of chiral symmetry breaking. We extend this to finite temperature. For a confining potential there is no chiral symmetry restoration at any finite temperature.     

The Importance of Boundary Conditions in Solving the Bound-State Bethe-Salpeter Equation

The characteristic of bound-state, Bethe-Salpeter equations that makes them so difficult to solve numerically can be overcome, in some if not many cases, by expanding solutions in terms of basis functions that obey the boundary conditions that are satisfied by the solutions. The utility of such basis functions is demonstrated by calculating the zero-energy, bound-state solutions of a spin-0 boson and a spin-&frac; fermion with unequal masses. The constituents interact via scalar electrodynamics and are described by the Bethe-Salpeter equation in the ladder approximation. Although the Bethe-Salpeter equation that is solved is separable in the zero-energy limit, the feature that typically prevents solutions from being obtained numerically is still present. A technique for calculating boundary conditions, which is readily generalized to other Bethe-Salpeter equations, is discussed in detail.Supported by a grant from the Ohio Supercomputer CenterReceived January 31, 2003; accepted April 4, 2003 Published online August 25, 2003     

Numerical Method for Solving Two-Body Bound-State Bethe-Salpeter Equations for Unequal Constituent Masses

 A theoretical technique is developed for obtaining finite-energy numerical solutions to a class of two-body, bound-state Bethe-Salpeter equations in the ladder approximation when the constituent masses are unequal. The class of equations is restricted to those for which the Bethe-Salpeter equation can be written as a differential equation and to situations where the coupling constant is real. Such equations can result when the binding force is created by the exchange of a massless quanta. The theoretical technique is tested numerically by obtaining finite-energy solutions of the partially-separated Bethe-Salpeter equation describing the unequal-mass Wick-Cutkosky model in the ladder approximation. Received February 19, 1997; Revised April 2, 1998; accepted for publication October 30, 1998     

Numerical solution of the spinor Bethe-Salpeter equation and the goldstein problem

The spinor Bethe-Salpeter equation describing bound states of a fermion-antifermion pair with massless-boson exchange reduces to a single (uncoupled) partial differential equation for special combinations of the fermion-boson couplings. For spinless bound states with positive or negative parity this equation is a generalization to nonvanishing bound-state masses of the equations studied by Kummer and Goldstein, respectively. In the tight-binding limit the Kummer equation has a discrete spectrum, in contrast to the Goldstein equation, while for loose binding only the generalized Goldstein equation has a nonrelativistic limit. For intermediate binding energies the equations are solved numerically. The generalized Kummer equation is shown to possess a discrete spectrum of coupling constants for all bound-state masses. For the generalized Goldstein equation a discrete spectrum of coupling constants is found only if the binding energy is smaller than a critical value.     

相对论类空方程

根据Dirac类空自洽性条件的思想,通过引入类空因子定义了类空波函数.它的物理部分与Bethe-Salpeter波函数相一致.利用普适的相互作用核的重排技术,导出了对于束缚态和散射态的相对论类空方程,并且将它们推广到多粒子的情形.也得到了束缚态类空波函数的归一化条件和散射态类空方程的非齐次项的解.因此,建立起了相对论类空方程体系.     

THE WAVE FUNCTION OF VECTOR MESON BOUND STATE THROUGH SCALAR COUPLING

The wave function of the vector bound state of a spinor straton-antistraton pair through scalar coupling is discussed.The Bethe-Salpeter equation of the bound state is solved numerically,and the structural wave functions of the vector bound state are given corresponding to different selection of the parametcrs of the kernel. The magnitude of various invariant functions of the wave function is determined. The validity of the Bargman-Wigner approximation is also examined.     

夸克-反夸克束缚态的B-S相互作用核的封闭表示式(英文)

根据从 QCD生成泛函所建立的夸克和反夸克的传播子、四点格林函数及其它类型的格林函数所满足的运动方程 ,推导出了夸克 -反夸克束缚态的 Bethe- Salpeter方程中相互作用核的明显且封闭的表示式 ,给出了这个表示式的未重整化和重整化了的形式 .这个表示式不仅易于进行微扰计算 ,而且适于进行非微扰的计算 ,特别是它提供了求解夸克禁闭问题一个恰当的理论出发点.The interaction kernel in the Bethe-Salpeter equation for quark-antiquark bound states is derived from the Bethe-Salpeter equations satisfied by the quark-antiquark four-point Green s function. The latter equations are established based on the equations of motion obeyed by the quark and antiquark propagators, the four-point Green s function and some other kinds of Green s functions which follow directly from the QCD generating function. The Bethe-Salpeter kernel derived is an exact...     

Angular momentum analysis of a composite particle scattering problem and its cross channel analog

We investigate the solutions, by a determinental method, for a partial wave Bethe-Salpeter equation describing composite particle scattering and for its cross channel analog. We compare the behavior at s = ?∞ of the leading angular momentum singularity from the Bethe-Salpeter equation with that of the leading Regge singularity of the cross channel equation. We mention the effect of the general properties of the kernel of the Bethe-Salpeter equation on the angular momentum structure of the solution.     

Instantaneous Formulation for Transitions Between Two Instantaneous Bound States and Its Gauge Invariance

We have precisely derived a ＂rigorous instantaneous formulation＂ for transitions between two bound states when the bound states are well-described by instantaneous Bethe-Salpeter （BS） equation （i.e. the kernel of the equation is instantaneous ＂occasionally＂）. The obtained rigorous instantaneous formulation, in fact, is expressed as an operator sandwiched by two ＂reduced BS wave functions＂ properly, while the reduced BS wave functions appearing in the formulation are the rigorous solutions of the instantaneous BS equation, and they may relate to Schroedinger wave functions straightforwardly. We also show that the rigorous instantaneous formulation is gauge-invariant with respect to the Uem（1） transformation precisely, if the concerned transitions are radiative. Some applications of the formulation are outlined.     

Partial diagonalization of Bethe-Salpeter type equations

We consider an equation of the Bethe-Salpeter type, with arbitrary potential and kernel, respectively, for space-like momentum transfer. The invariance group of the equation is then the Lorentz-group in three dimensions, the O(1, 2) group. The standard procedure for the diagonalization of such equations (valid for square integrable solutions only) is generalized to include the case of power bounded solutions, by means of a generalized O(1, 2) expansion formalism. The result is a two-dimensional integral equation for the O(1, 2) expansion coefficients. The right-most l-plane singularities of these determine the asymptotic behaviour of the amplitudes as in ordinary Regge theory. The formalism can be applied to other dynamical equations possessing O(1, 2) symmetry.     

Vector Higgs portal dark matter and the invisible Higgs

The Higgs sector of the Standard Model offers a unique probe of the hidden sector. In this work, we explore the possibility of renormalizable Higgs couplings to the hidden sector vector fields which can constitute dark matter (DM). Abelian gauge sectors with minimal field content, necessary to render the gauge fields massive, have a natural Z₂ parity. This symmetry ensures stability of the vector fields making them viable dark matter candidates, while evading the usual electroweak constraints. We illustrate this idea with the Stückelberg and Higgs mechanisms. Vector DM is consistent with the WMAP, XENON100, and LHC constraints, while it can affect significantly the invisible Higgs decay. Due to the enhanced branching ratio for the Higgs decay into the longitudinal components of the vector field, the vector Higgs portal provides an efficient way to hide the Higgs at the LHC. This could be the reason why the latest combined ATLAS/CMS data did not bring evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson.     

Heavy-light mesons in a relativistic model

We study the heavy-light mesons in a relativistic model, which is derived from the Bethe-Salpeter equation by applying the Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation to the heavy quark. The kernel we choose is based on scalar confinement and vector Coulomb potentials. The transverse interaction of the gluon exchange is also taken into account in this model. The spectra and wave functions of D, D_s, B, B_s meson states are obtained. The spectra are calculated up to the order of 1/m Q, and wave functions are treated to leading order.     

General Relativistic Bound States of a Fermion and a Scalar Interacting via a Massive Scalar

A complete set of numerical solutions is obtained, in the ladder approximation, to the Bethe-Salpeter equation describing bound states of a spin- fermion and spin-0 boson with arbitrary masses that interact via the exchange of a massive, spin-0 boson. The equation has been used previously, without solutions actually being calculated, to derive some properties of nucleons by treating the physical nucleon as a bound state of a “bare” nucleon and a “bare” meson. It is likely that most, if not all, two-body, bound-state Bethe-Salpeter equations can be solved in the ladder approximation using the method discussed here.     

Nucleon form factors in a covariant diquark-quark model

In a model where constituent quarks and diquarks interact through quark exchange the Bethe-Salpeter equation in ladder approximation for the nucleon is solved. Quark and diquark confinement is effectively parametrized by choosing appropriately modified propagators. The coupling to external currents is implemented via non-trivial vertex functions for quarks and diquarks to ensure gauge invariance at the constituent level. Nucleon matrix elements are evaluated in a generalized impulse approximation, and electromagnetic, pionic and axial form factors are calculated.     

Approximation methods in the context of the bound-state Bethe-Salpeter equation

Numerical approximation schemes of the Wick-rotated scalar Bethe-Salpeter equation are discussed for general local potentials with special emphasis on mesh-point methods. Convergence properties are obtained by considering the analytic properties of the kernel. To this end, the four-dimensional partial wave equations are formulated in a new representation-independent way. The close relationship of variational and mesh-point methods is demonstrated and the difficulties which arise if singular potentials are introduced are discussed. For marginal singular potentials those difficulties are overcome in a new way by redefining the corresponding two-particle Green's function. Numerical examples for this case are given.     

Simplified Bethe-Salpeter equation for positronium

The Bethe-Salpeter equation for a fermion-antifermion system, coupled by photons, is considered in the Feynman gauge. The kernel is that resulting from exchange of a single photon. The usual reduction of the sixteen B-S spinor amplitudes in terms of tensors leads to 16 coupled integro-differential equations. By straightforward application of charge conjugation-, parity-, and Lorentz-invariance, the system of coupled equations is reduced to ones involving no more than eight and as few as three scalar structure functions for the various parity, charge conjugation, and total angular momentum states. The results hold for arbitrary coupling strength. As a check of the equations obtained, a perturbation theory is carried out for the Coulomb interaction. It leads to effective potentials in agreement with those obtained previously to order mα⁴ for positronium.     

A variant of the Stückelberg formalism for massive gauge fields and applications

A variant of the Stückelberg formalism for massive neutral and non- Abelian gauge fields studied in detail. Applications to hadron electrodynamcs. are discussed. The major new results is that if the isovector, hadronic, electroma magnetic current is proportional to the neutral ? meson field operator, the finite c-number Schwinger term in the current commutators can be eliminated altogether by introducing an unphysical, negative metric, scalar particle without violating unitarity.     

The Kirchhoff gauge

We discuss the Kirchhoff gauge in classical electrodynamics. In this gauge, the scalar potential satisfies an elliptical equation and the vector potential satisfies a wave equation with a nonlocal source. We find the solutions of both equations and show that, despite of the unphysical character of the scalar potential, the electric and magnetic fields obtained from the scalar and vector potentials are given by their well-known retarded expressions. We note that the Kirchhoff gauge pertains to the class of gauges known as the velocity gauge.     

Hamiltonian quantization of the non-anomalous generalized Schwinger model

We quantize a generalized version of the Schwinger model, where the two chiral sectors couples with different strengths to theU(1) gauge field. Starting from a theory which includes a generalized Wess-Zumino term, we obtain the equal time commutation relation for physical fields, both the singular and non-singular cases are considered. The photon propagators are also computed in their gauge dependent and invariant versions.