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New form of kernel in equation for Nakanishi function

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2021-09-22 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The Bethe-Salpeter amplitude Φ(k,p)\Phi(k,p) is expressed, by means of the Nakanishi integral representation, via a smooth function g(γ,z)g(\gamma,z). This function satisfies a canonical equation g=Ngg=Ng. However, calculations of the kernel NN in this equation, presented previously, were restricted to one-boson exchange and, depending on method, dealt with complex multivalued functions. Although these difficulties are surmountable, but in practice, they complicate finding the unambiguous result. In the present work, an unambiguous expression for the kernel NN in terms of real functions is derived. For the one-boson scalar exchange, the explicit formula for NN is found. With this equation and kernel, the binding energies, calculated previously, are reproduced. Their finding, as well as calculation of the Bethe-Salpeter amplitude in the Minkowski space, become not more difficult than in the Euclidean one. The method can be generalized to any kernel given by irreducible Feynman graph. This generalization is illustrated by example of the cross-ladder kernel.

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@article{arxiv.2108.01853,
  title  = {New form of kernel in equation for Nakanishi function},
  author = {V. A. Karmanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.01853},
  year   = {2021}
}

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10 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

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