CONFINEMENT AND COMPLEX SINGULARITIES IN 3-DIMENSIONAL QED

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MARIS, P
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[1] Department of Physics, Nagoya University
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1995年 / 52卷 / 10期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.52.6087
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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The standard approximations of the Dyson-Schwinger equation lead to complex singularities of the fermion propagator. In three-dimensional QED one can show that this phenomenon might be related to confinement: a confining potential leads to masslike singularities at complex momenta, and thus to the absence of a mass singularity on the real timelike axis. The correct treatment of the vacuum polarization is essential for the confining nature of three-dimensional QED.
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页码:6087 / 6097
页数:11
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