Published February 11, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum electrodynamic energy shifts of quarks bound in a cavity

  • 1. J. W. Gibbs Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511

Description

The lowest-order quantum electrodynamic corrections to the energy levels of quarks bound in a spherical cavity are evaluated over a wide range of values of the quark mass. It is found that the self-energy is positive for massless quarks and decreases smoothly as the quark mass increases. The interaction energy between quarks is also calculated and found to dominate the self-energy correction. For this model, the vacuum polarization correction vanishes

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
514-517
ISSN
0031-9007