2011/04/07 by Nele Vandersickel, Vandersickel, Nele · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-lat #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1104.1315
326 pages, Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor (Ph.D.) in Sciences: Physics, obtained on March 11, 2011
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This Ph.D. thesis presents a study of the Gribov-Zwanziger framework: from propagators to glueballs. The chapters 2 and 3 are meant as an introduction and only require a basic knowledge of quantum field theory. Chapter 2 explains the techniques behind algebraic renormalization, which shall be widely used throughout this thesis, while chapter 3 tries to give a pedagogic overview of the Gribov-Zwanziger framework as this is not available yet in the literature. The subsequent chapters contain own research. First in chapter 4, we shall dig a bit deeper in the Gribov-Zwanziger framework, by exploring the BRST symmetry and the KO criterium. Next, in chapter 5 we shall elaborate on the ghost and the gluon propagator in the infrared and present a refined Gribov-Zwanziger action. Further, we present two chapters on the search for physical operators within the (refined) Gribov-Zwanziger framework, chapter 6 and 7. A small chapter 8 is devoted to some values for different glueballs. We end this thesis with the conclusions, chapter 9.