High-energy scattering in general non-Abelian gauge theories

Journal Article · Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 1976 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.13.2306· OSTI ID:7285518

Yeung, P S

We have computed high-energy amplitudes for two-body scattering processes to eighth order in perturbation theory in the general class of renormalizable non-Abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking. We further study these amplitudes in detail in three models with degenerate, nonzero vector-meson masses after symmetry breaking: Models I and II are based on the same gauge group, SU(2), but employ different symmetry-breaking Higgs schemes; model III is based on the gauge group SU(3), but uses a similar Higgs scheme as II. It is found that the amplitudes have very similar asymptotic behavior. In particular, the existence of Regge poles and trajectories in these amplitudes is a common feature in general theories based on any gauge group, and is insensitive to the details of the symmetry-breaking mechanism. This supports the applicability of non-Abelian gauge models of strong interactions in high-energy hadron physics. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
• DOE Contract Number: NONE
• OSTI ID: 7285518
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 13:8; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645204* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical-- Strong Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
AMPLITUDES
BOSONS
DIAGRAMS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FEYNMAN DIAGRAM
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
HADRONS
INTERACTIONS
LIE GROUPS
MANY-BODY PROBLEM
MESON RESONANCES
MESON-MESON INTERACTIONS
MESONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PERTURBATION THEORY
REGGE POLES
REGGE TRAJECTORIES
RESONANCE PARTICLES
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SU-3 GROUPS
SYMMETRY BREAKING
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TWO-BODY PROBLEM
VECTOR MESONS