Published June 18, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Screening in the QCD instanton gas and the U(1) problem

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, Univ. California, Riverside, CA (United States)

Description

Interacting instantons in QCD are discussed as a solution to the U(1) problem. Assuming that the η is responsible for the long-range instanton interactions, we show that, for a certain parameter range, screening of instanton number is produced. This shifts the physical η mass away from the other Nambu-Goldstone bosons. The result is consistent with the η-mass formula obtained in the 1/N expansion without instantons. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
284
Journal Issue
1/2
Series
Phys. Lett., Sect. B.
Journal Page Range
111-115
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA