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Indirect determination of the Kugo-Ojima function from lattice data

Authors :
Aguilar, A. C.
Binosi, D.
Papavassiliou, J.
Source :
JHEP 0911:066,2009
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

We study the structure and non-perturbative properties of a special Green's function, u(q), whose infrared behavior has traditionally served as the standard criterion for the realization of the Kugo-Ojima confinement mechanism. It turns out that, in the Landau gauge, u(q) can be determined from a dynamical equation, whose main ingredients are the gluon propagator and the ghost dressing function, integrated over all physical momenta. Using as input for these two (infrared finite) quantities recent lattice data, we obtain an indirect determination of u(q). The results of this mixed procedure are in excellent agreement with those found previously on the lattice, through a direct simulation of this function. Most importantly, in the deep infrared the function deviates considerably from the value associated with the realization of the aforementioned confinement scenario. In addition, the dependence of u(q), and especially of its value at the origin, on the renormalization point is clearly established. Some of the possible implications of these results are briefly discussed.<br />Comment: 25 pages, 10 figures; v2: typos corrected, expanded version that matches the published article

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
JHEP 0911:066,2009
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.0907.0153
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2009/11/066