Fine Structure of the QCD String Spectrum

Details Fine Structure of the QCD String Spectrum Fine Structure of the QCD String Spectrum

2002-07-09

arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0207004v2

Phys.Rev.Lett.90:161601,2003

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Lattice

4 pages, 3 figures, RevTeX4 (final version accepted for publication)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.161601

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 string-like 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.

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