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     

Application of the Riemann method to the Bethe-Salpeter equation

The Bethe-Salpeter equation describing the interaction of two scalar particles via the exchange of a third scalar particle with mass 0 is in configuration space a hyperbolic partial differential equation of fourth order which will be studied with the help of the Riemann method. This method yields two Volterra equations the solutions of which are special solutions of the Bethe-Salpeter equation. The wave function is a superposition of the special solutions. For the coefficients one gets a system of two integral equations. The Fredholm determinant of the system is the generalization of the nonrelativistic Jost function.     

Two-fermion bound states within the Bethe-Salpeter approach

To solve the spinor-spinor Bethe-Salpeter equation in Euclidean space we propose a novel method related to the use of hyperspherical harmonics. We suggest an appropriate extension to form a new basis of spin-angular harmonics that is suitable for a representation of the vertex functions. We present a numerical algorithm to solve the Bethe-Salpeter equation and investigate in detail the properties of the solution for the scalar, pseudoscalar and vector meson exchange kernels including the stability of bound states. We also compare our results to the nonrelativistic ones and to the results given by light-front dynamics.     

Nonperturbative calculation of the shear viscosity in hot φ4 theory in real time

Starting from the Kubo formula we calculate the shear viscosity in hot φ⁴ theory nonperturbatively by resumming ladders with a real-time version of the Bethe-Salpeter equation at finite temperature. In the weak coupling limit, the generalized Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem is shown to decouple the Bethe-Salpeter equations for the different real-time components of the 4-point function. The resulting scalar integral equation is identical with the one obtained by Jeon using diagrammatic “cutting rules” in the Imaginary Time Formalism.     

Non-perturbative renormalization of Φ-derivable approximations in theories with multiple fields

We provide a renormalization procedure for Φ-derivable approximations in theories coupling different types of fields. We illustrate our approach on a scalar ϕ⁴ theory coupled to fermions via a Yukawa-like interaction. The non-perturbative renormalization amounts to fixing the scalar coupling via a set of nested Bethe-Salpeter equations coupling fermions to scalars.     

An Electromagnetic Form Factor of a Charged Scalar Meson with Schwinger-Dyson and Bethe-Salpeter Equations

The wave functions and electromagnetic form factor of charged scalar mesons are studied with a modified vectorvector fiat-bottom potential model under the framework of the Schwinger-Dyson and Bethe-Salpeter equations. The obtained results agree well with other theories.     

Relativistic three-particle problem and heavy quarks

Strong binding of three scalar quarks is investigated in the framework of Bethe-Salpeter equations. After stating the relevant field-theoretic formulae, possible dynamical assumptions are discussed which can help to describe the observed baryon mass spectrum. Just as in the quark-antiquark case a covariant harmonic oscillator approximation may be formulated, and it is shown that this corresponds to linear Regge trajectories. The resulting Bethe-Salpeter amplitude of the ground state is used in a calculation of the electromagnetic radius by means of the triangle graph model. The oscillator constant as obtained by matching the Regge slope leads, independently of the quark mass, to 0.8 fm for the e.m. radius.     

Electromagnetic Properties of Diquarks

Diquark correlations play an important role in hadron physics. The properties of diquarks can be obtained from the corresponding bound-state equation. Using a model for the effective quark-quark interaction that has been proved successfully in the light meson sector, we solve the scalar diquark Bethe-Salpeter equations and use the obtained Bethe-Salpeter amplitudes to compute the diquarks electromagnetic form factors. The scalar ud diquark charge radius is about 8% larger than the pion charge radius, indicating that these diquarks are somewhat larger in size than the corresponding mesons. We also provide analytic fits for the form factor over a moderate range in Q², which may be useful, for example, in building quark-diquark models of nucleons.     

Stochastic modeling of coherent phenomena in strongly inhomogeneous media

A procedure of numerical simulation for coherent phenomena in multiply scattering media is developed on the basis of the juxtaposition of a Monte Carlo stochastic method with an iterative approach to the solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation. The time correlation function and the interference component of coherent backscattering are calculated for scalar and electromagnetic fields. The results of simulation are in good agreement with experimental results, as well as with theoretical results obtained by generalizing the Milne solution.     

Crossed-Boson-Exchange Contribution and Bethe-Salpeter Equation

 The contribution to the binding energy of a two-body system due to the crossed two-boson exchange contribution is calculated, using the Bethe-Salpeter equation. This is done for distinguishable, scalar particles interacting via the exchange of scalar massive bosons. The sensitivity of the results to the off-shell behaviour of the operator accounting for this contribution is discussed. Large corrections to the Bethe-Salpeter results in the ladder approximation are found. For neutral scalar bosons, the mass obtained for the two-body system is close to what has been calculated with various forms of the instantaneous approximation, including the standard non-relativistic approach. The specific character of this result is demonstrated by a calculation involving charged bosons, which evidences a quite different pattern. Our results explain for some part those obtained by Nieuwenhuis and Tjon on a different basis. Some differencies appear with increasing coupling constants, suggesting the existence of sizeable contributions involving more than two-boson exchanges. Received June 17, 1999; revised November 19, 1999; accepted for publication January 31, 2000     

Light Front Fermion Model Propagation

In this work we consider the propagation of two fermion fields interacting with each other by the exchange of intermediate scalar bosons in the light front. We obtain the corrections up to fourth order in the coupling constant using hierarchical equations in order to obtain the bound state equation (Bethe-Salpeter equation).     

On quantum electrodynamics of two-particle bound states containing spinless particles

We develop here the general treatment arising from the Bethe-Salpeter equation for a two-particle bound system in which at least one of the particles is spinless. It is shown that a natural two-component formalism can be formulated for describing the propagators of scalar particles. This leads to a formulation of the Bethe-Salpeter equation in a form very reminiscent of the fermion-fermion case. It is also shown, that using this two-component formulation for spinless particles, the perturbation theory can be systematically developed in a manner similar to that of fermions. Quantum electrodynamics for scalar particles is then developed in the two component formalism, and the problem of bound states, in which one of the constituent particles is spinless, is examined by means of the means of the Bethe-Salpeter equation. For this case, the Bethe-Salpeter equation is cast into a form which is convenient to perform a Foldy-Woutyhuysen transformation which we carry out, keeping the lowest-order relativistic corrections to the nonrelativistic equation. The results are compared with the corresponding fermion-fermion case. It is shown, as might have been expected, that the only spin-independent terms that occur for the fermion-fermion system which do not occur for bound scalar particle cases, is the zitterbewegung contribution. The relevance of the above considerations for systems that are essentially bound by electromagnetic interactions, such as kaonic hydrogen, is discussed.     

Solutions of a bethe-salpeter equation

We study systematically and exhibit the Lorentz symmetry of the Bethe-Salpeter equation in the light-like case for two scalar quarks of different masses interacting via the exchange of a scalar photon. We develop a new approach for solving the eigenvalue problem of the equation for the general case (not only the light-like). Our method permits accurate analytic expressions for the spectrum and the wave functions.     

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.     

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...     

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.     

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     

Bethe-Salpeter Equation With Self- Energy Graphs Ⅱ——Spectral Analysis for Scalar BS Equation

Bethe-Salpeter equation in ladder approximation with self-energy graphs is diecussed for the model problem of two dftinguiahable equal-mass scalar particles exchanging a single maesive ecalar boson. The spectral features are analyzed.     

Application of spectral representations to the nonrelativistic and the relativistic Bethe-Salpeter equation

The eigenvalue problem of the scalar Bethe-Salpeter equation is solved by application of the vertical Dyson representation. The method of solution is developed in complete analogy to the solution of Schrödinger's equation by a Stieltjes representation in the case of a Yukawa potential. The eigenvalues are zeros of a characteristic determinant, which can be understood as a generalization of the nonrelativistic Jost function.     

Effective Masses of Diquarks

 We study meson and diquark bound states using the rainbow-ladder truncation of QCD’s Dyson-Schwinger equations. The infrared strength of the rainbow-ladder kernel is described by two parameters. The ultraviolet behavior is fixed by the one-loop renormalization group behavior of QCD, which ensures the correct asymptotic behavior of the Bethe-Salpeter amplitudes and brings important qualitative benefits. The diquark with the lowest mass is the scalar, followed by the axialvector and pseudoscalar diquark. This ordering can be anticipated from the meson sector. Received March 4, 2002; accepted April 5, 2002 Published online June 24, 2002