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Model gluon propagator and pion and {rho}-meson observables

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
 [1];  [2]
  1. Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
  2. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
A one parameter, model confined-gluon propagator is employed in a phenomenological application of the Dyson-Schwinger and Bethe-Salpeter equations to the calculation of a range of {pi}- and {rho}-meson observables. Good agreement is obtained with the data. The calculated quark propagator does not have a singularity on the real-{ital p}{sup 2} axis. A mass formula for the pion, involving only the vacuum, dressed quark propagator, is presented and shown to provide an accurate estimate of the mass obtained via a direct solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
Research Organization:
University of Washington
DOE Contract Number:
FG06-90ER40561; W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
277420
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 53; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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