Light mesons in the symmetric-vertex approximation

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Hauptverfasser: Ferreira, M. N., Miramontes, A. S., Morgado, J. M., Papavassiliou, J.
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author Ferreira, M. N.
Miramontes, A. S.
Morgado, J. M.
Papavassiliou, J.
author_facet Ferreira, M. N.
Miramontes, A. S.
Morgado, J. M.
Papavassiliou, J.
contents We compute the spectrum of light mesons, composed by up, down, and strange quarks, using a symmetry-preserving approximation that permits the inclusion of fully-dressed quark-gluon vertices in the key dynamical equations. This method is characterized by the use of the standard symmetric kinematic configuration as a seed in the corresponding Schwinger-Dyson equation, yielding finally the full kinematic dependence of all eight form factors composing the transversely-projected quark-gluon vertex. The extension of this approach to the case of distinct nonvanishing current quark masses is discussed, and the compatibility with the fundamental Ward-Takahashi identities demonstrated. The corresponding Bethe-Salpeter kernel is composed by three different diagrammatic structures, which may be deduced from the attendant quark gap equation by applying the standard "cutting" rules. The masses of the light mesons are computed by first determining the eigenvalue of the Bethe-Salpeter equation as a function of Euclidean momenta, and then using the Schlessinger extrapolation method to determine the Minkowski momentum for which this eigenvalue becomes unity. The resulting meson masses are in good agreement with experimental values, and substantially improve upon predictions from the rainbow-ladder approximation.
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spellingShingle Light mesons in the symmetric-vertex approximation
Ferreira, M. N.
Miramontes, A. S.
Morgado, J. M.
Papavassiliou, J.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
We compute the spectrum of light mesons, composed by up, down, and strange quarks, using a symmetry-preserving approximation that permits the inclusion of fully-dressed quark-gluon vertices in the key dynamical equations. This method is characterized by the use of the standard symmetric kinematic configuration as a seed in the corresponding Schwinger-Dyson equation, yielding finally the full kinematic dependence of all eight form factors composing the transversely-projected quark-gluon vertex. The extension of this approach to the case of distinct nonvanishing current quark masses is discussed, and the compatibility with the fundamental Ward-Takahashi identities demonstrated. The corresponding Bethe-Salpeter kernel is composed by three different diagrammatic structures, which may be deduced from the attendant quark gap equation by applying the standard "cutting" rules. The masses of the light mesons are computed by first determining the eigenvalue of the Bethe-Salpeter equation as a function of Euclidean momenta, and then using the Schlessinger extrapolation method to determine the Minkowski momentum for which this eigenvalue becomes unity. The resulting meson masses are in good agreement with experimental values, and substantially improve upon predictions from the rainbow-ladder approximation.
title Light mesons in the symmetric-vertex approximation
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07221