Published October 1, 1980 | Version v1
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Quark-vacuum scattering

Creators

  • 1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Description

It has been suggested that there are two phases of the quantum-chromodynamic vacuum: the perturbative vacuum and the complex true vacuum. In this framework, I demonstrate a new mechanism for particle production in deep-inelastic reactions: excitation of pions by the phase change of the vacuum induced by separating quark color charges. This process, quark-vacuum scattering, is discussed in general, and a simple model is examined in detail

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
7
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
1780-1786
ISSN
0556-2821

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12576853
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION; CHIRAL SYMMETRY; DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS; GLUONS; INSTANTONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARKS; SIGMA-410 RESONANCES; SYMMETRY BREAKING; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; MESON RESONANCES; MESONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUASI PARTICLES; RESONANCE PARTICLES; SCATTERING; SYMMETRY