What does low energy physics tell us about the zero momentum gluon propagator

Costa, Pedro; Oliveira, O.; Silva, P. J.

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Costa, Pedro

Oliveira, O.

Silva, P. J.

Abstract(s)

The connection between QCD, a nonlocal Nambu–Jona-Lasinio type model and the Landau gauge gluon propagator is explored. This two point function is parameterized by a functional form which is compatible with Dyson–Schwinger and lattice QCD results. Demanding the nonlocal model to reproduce the experimental values for the pion mass, the pion decay constant, and the light quark condensate we conclude that low energy physics does not distinguish between the so-called decoupling and scaling solutions of the Dyson–Schwinger equations. This result means that, provided that the model parameters are chosen appropriately, one is free to choose any of the above scenarios. Furthermore, the nonlocal Nambu–Jona-Lasinio quark model considered here is chiral invariant and satisfies the GMOR relation at the 1% level of precision.

Keywords

Lattice QCD Chiral symmetry Gluon propagator

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14819

Citation

Costa, Pedro & Oliveira, Orlando & Silva, Paulo. (2010). What Does Low Energy Physics Tell Us About The Zero Momentum Gluon Propagator. Physics Letters B - PHYS LETT B. 695. 10.1016/j.physletb.2010.11.056.