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Vacuum polarization at long distances and the heavy-quark-antiquark potential

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Vacuum polarization at long distances for confined heavy-quark-antiquark (QQ-bar) pairs is considered. The vacuum-polarization-corrected static potential is shown to have a radial dependence which should allow interpolation between charmonium, upsilon states, and other heavy QQ-bar systems. It is argued that the static, confining potential cannot grow faster than a linear potential at large distances, within the framework of this analysis.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154
OSTI ID:
6773164
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 41:20; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English