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Functional renormalization of QCD in $1 + 1$ dimensions: four-fermion interactions from quark-gluon dynamics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-05-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Quantum Chromodynamics in two spacetime dimensions is investigated with the Functional Renormalization Group. We use a functional formulation with covariant gauge fixing and derive Renormalization Group flow equations for the gauge coupling, quark mass and an algebraically complete set of local fermion-fermion interaction vertices. The flow, based on a convenient Callan-Symanzik-type regularization, shows the expected behavior for a super-renormalizable theory in the ultraviolet regime and leads to a strongly coupled regime in the infrared. Through a detailed discussion of symmetry implications, and variations in the gauge group and flavor numbers, the analysis sets the stage for a more detailed investigation of the bound state spectrum in future work.

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@article{arxiv.2412.16051,
  title  = {Functional renormalization of QCD in $1 + 1$ dimensions: four-fermion interactions from quark-gluon dynamics},
  author = {Eric Oevermann and Adrian Koenigstein and Stefan Floerchinger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.16051},
  year   = {2025}
}

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