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The strong coupling constant: its theoretical derivation from a geometric approach to hadron structure

Abstract

Since more than a decade, a bi-scale, unified approach to strong and gravitational interactions has been proposed, that uses the geometrical methods of general relativity, and yielded results similar to strong gravity theory`s. We fix our attention, in this note, on hadron structure, and show that also the strong interaction strength {alpha} s, ordinarily called the (perturbative) coupling-constant square, can be evaluated within our theory, and found to decrease (increase) as the distance r decreases (increases). This yields both the confinement of the hadron constituents for large values of r, and their asymptotic freedom [for small values of r inside the hadron]: in qualitative agreement with the experimental evidence. In other words, our approach leads us, on a purely theoretical ground, to a dependence of {alpha}{sub s} on r which had been previously found only on phenomenological and heuristical grounds. We expect the above agreement to be also quantitative, on the basis of a few checks performed in this paper, and of further work of ours about calculating meson mass-spectra. (author).
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
UNICAMP-IMECC-RT-18/91
Reference Number:
SCA: 662210; PA: AIX-24:003476; SN: 93000913787
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; COUPLING CONSTANTS; STRONG INTERACTIONS; MASS SPECTRA; MESONS; PARTICLE STRUCTURE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; 662210; UNIFIED THEORIES AND MODELS
OSTI ID:
10109097
Research Organizations:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP (Brazil). Inst. de Matematica, Estatistica e Ciencia da Computacao
Country of Origin:
Brazil
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93609935; TRN: BR9230433003476
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[16] p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Recami, E, and Tonin-Zanchin, V. The strong coupling constant: its theoretical derivation from a geometric approach to hadron structure. Brazil: N. p., 1991. Web.
Recami, E, & Tonin-Zanchin, V. The strong coupling constant: its theoretical derivation from a geometric approach to hadron structure. Brazil.
Recami, E, and Tonin-Zanchin, V. 1991. "The strong coupling constant: its theoretical derivation from a geometric approach to hadron structure." Brazil.
@misc{etde_10109097,
title = {The strong coupling constant: its theoretical derivation from a geometric approach to hadron structure}
author = {Recami, E, and Tonin-Zanchin, V}
abstractNote = {Since more than a decade, a bi-scale, unified approach to strong and gravitational interactions has been proposed, that uses the geometrical methods of general relativity, and yielded results similar to strong gravity theory`s. We fix our attention, in this note, on hadron structure, and show that also the strong interaction strength {alpha} s, ordinarily called the (perturbative) coupling-constant square, can be evaluated within our theory, and found to decrease (increase) as the distance r decreases (increases). This yields both the confinement of the hadron constituents for large values of r, and their asymptotic freedom [for small values of r inside the hadron]: in qualitative agreement with the experimental evidence. In other words, our approach leads us, on a purely theoretical ground, to a dependence of {alpha}{sub s} on r which had been previously found only on phenomenological and heuristical grounds. We expect the above agreement to be also quantitative, on the basis of a few checks performed in this paper, and of further work of ours about calculating meson mass-spectra. (author).}
place = {Brazil}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}