A universal constraint on the infrared behavior of the ghost propagator in QCD

Fei Gao, Can Tang, Yu xin Liu*

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Abstract

With proposing a unified description of the fields variation at the level of generating functional, we obtain a new identity for the quark–gluon interaction vertex based on gauge symmetry, which is similar to the Slavnov–Taylor Identities (STIs) based on the Becchi–Rouet–Stora–Tyutin transformation. With these identities, we find that in Landau gauge, the dressing function of the ghost propagator approaches to a constant as its momentum goes to zero, which provides a strong constraint on the infrared behaviour of ghost propagator.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-246
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume774
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gauge transformation
  • Ghost dressing function
  • Ward–Takahashi identity

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