Published October 15, 1980 | Version v1
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Dynamical theory of spontaneous breakdown for chiral-invariant quantum chromodynamics: Resolution of the U(1) problem

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

Description

We show how Nambu's dynamical theory of spontaneous breakdown can be applied to the quantum-chromodynamic pion and kaon but not to the U(1) eta0. We therefore suggest that the eta0 is not a Nambu-Goldstone boson

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2054-2061
ISSN
0556-2821

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12578633
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BETHE-SALPETER EQUATION; CHIRAL SYMMETRY; ETA MESONS; GLUONS; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; HAMILTONIANS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; KAONS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; PIONS; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; RENORMALIZATION; SU-3 GROUPS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; U-1 GROUPS; WARD IDENTITY
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MESONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS; STRANGE PARTICLES; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS