Fine structure of the QCD string spectrum.
Fine structure of the QCD string spectrum.
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.90.161601
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发表时间:
2002-07
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Research Showcase;Cmu;Jimmy Keisuke;Juge;J. Kuti;C. Morningstar
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作者:
Research Showcase;Cmu;Jimmy Keisuke;Juge;J. Kuti;C. Morningstar
Using advanced lattice methods in quantum chromodynamics, three distinct scales are established in the excitation spectrum of the gluon field around a static quark-antiquark pair as the color source separation R is varied. On the shortest length scale, the excitations are consistent with states created by local gluon field operators arising from a multipole operator product expansion. An intermediate crossover region below 2 fm is identified with a dramatic rearrangement of the level orderings. On the largest length scale of 2-3 fm, the spectrum agrees with that expected for stringlike excitations. The energies nearly reproduce asymptotic pi/R string gaps, but exhibit a fine structure, providing important clues for developing an effective bosonic string description.