INFRARED BEHAVIOR OF THE GLUON PROPAGATOR - CONFINING OR CONFINED

被引:31
作者
BUTTNER, K
PENNINGTON, MR
机构
[1] Centre for Particle Theory, University of Durham
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1995年 / 52卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.52.5220
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The possible infrared behavior of the gluon propagator is studied analytically, using the Schwinger-Dyson equations, in both the axial and the Landau gauge. The possibility of a gluon propagator less singular than 1/k(2) when k(2) --> 0 is investigated and found to be inconsistent, despite claims to the contrary, whereas an infrared enhanced one is consistent. The implications for confinement are discussed.
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页码:5220 / 5228
页数:9
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