Infrared divergences, mass shell singularities and gauge dependence of the dynamical fermion mass

被引:13
作者
Das, Ashok K. [1 ,2 ]
Frenkel, J. [3 ]
Schubert, C. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Saha Inst Nucl Phys, Kolkata 700064, W Bengal, India
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[4] Michoacan Univ, Inst Phys, Morelia 58040, Michoacan, Mexico
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
SCHWINGER MODEL; BEHAVIOR; POLE; RENORMALIZATION; SYMMETRY; BREAKING; ABSENCE; QCD;
D O I
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.02.036
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We study the behavior of the dynamical fermion mass when infrared divergences and mass shell singularities are present in a gauge theory. In particular, in the massive Schwinger model in covariant gauges we find that the pole of the fermion propagator is divergent and gauge dependent at one loop, but the leading singularities cancel in the quenched rainbow approximation. On the other hand, in physical gauges, we find that the dynamical fermion mass is finite and gauge independent at least up to one loop. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:414 / 418
页数:5
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