Published May 9, 1985 | Version v1
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On the stability of the perturbative ground state in non-abelian Yang-Mills theories

Creators

  • 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2. Bari Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica
  • 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bari (Italy)

Description

We study the stability properties of the perturbative ground state of non-abelian Yang-Mills theories, by analyzing the energy density of a class of gauge-invariant wave functionals which include the perturbative ground state. We find a minimum at a value of the ''gluon condensate'' (gHsup(*))2 which does not scale according to asymptotic freedom expectations. The consequences of our results for the reliability of perturbation theory at short distances are briefly discussed. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
154
Journal Issue
5/6
Series
CODEN: PYLBA.;Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
411-417
ISSN
0370-2693

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
16055310
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; ENERGY DENSITY; FUNCTIONALS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GROUND STATES; INTERACTION RANGE; PERTURBATION THEORY; STABILITY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; WAVE FUNCTIONS; YANG-MILLS THEORY
Descriptors DEC
DISTANCE; ENERGY LEVELS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY