A Nonperturbative variational approach to the vacuum structure in QCD

Feb, 1990
12 pages
Published in:
  • Pramana 37 (1991) 59-70
Report number:
  • IP-BBSR-90-33,
  • IP-BBSR-90-5

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Abstract: (Springer)
We study the vacuum structure in QCD in a nonperturbative manner using a variational approach with gluon condensates. We show that in Coulomb gauge as the coupling becomes moderately strong, the perturbative vacuum of QCD becomes unstable leading to gluon condensates and a gauge dependent effective mass for the gluons related to the gauge independent value of 〈vac‖GμνaGaμν‖vac〉 of Shifmanet al.
  • vacuum state: nonperturbative
  • gluon: condensation
  • gluon: mass
  • mass: gluon
  • Coulomb gauge
  • energy: density
  • mathematical methods: variational