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Dynamical Zero Modes and Pure Glue ${\bf{\rm{QCD}}_{1+1}}$ in Light-Cone Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v3

Abstract

We consider light-cone quantized QCD1+1{\rm{QCD}}_{1+1} on a `cylinder' with periodic boundary conditions on the gluon fields. This is the framework of discretized light-cone quantization. We review the argument that the light-cone gauge A+=0A^+=0 is not attainable. The zero mode is a dynamical and gauge invariant field. The attainable gauge has a Gribov ambiguity. We exactly solve the problem of pure glue theory coupled to some zero mode external sources. We verify the identity of the front and the more familiar instant form approaches. We obtain a discrete spectrum of vacuum states and their wavefunctions.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9403038,
  title  = {Dynamical Zero Modes and Pure Glue ${\bf{\rm{QCD}}_{1+1}}$ in Light-Cone Field Theory},
  author = {Alex C. Kalloniatis and Hans-Christian Pauli and Stephen Pinsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9403038},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

13 pages LaTex report#: OHSTPY-HEP-TH-94-001, MPIH-V9-94 Revised version 2-- minor changes to equations and discussion. Submitted to Physical Review D