Testing quantum chromodynamics with moment sum rules

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.25.1247· OSTI ID:5422995

Miller, K J; Olsson, M G

We investigate the consistency of e/sup +/e/sup -/ annihilation data with QCD. The gluon-condensate matrix element is determined independent of the value of the strong coupling constant or possible mass-renormalization ambiguities. Our method employs finite-contour sum rules which explicitly consider continuum data. For c-quark production the condensate parameter is phi/sub c/ = (2.5 +- 0.4) x 10/sup -3/, while for b-quark production we find phi/sub b/ = (0.4 +- 1.0) x 10/sup -3/, consistent with zero. The concept of duality of moments is proved and its applicability discussed.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, University of Wisconsin: Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
• OSTI ID: 5422995
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 25:5; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANNIHILATION
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COUPLING CONSTANTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GLUONS
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
MASS RENORMALIZATION
MATRIX ELEMENTS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARKS
RENORMALIZATION
SUM RULES
VACUUM POLARIZATION