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QCD bound states in motion

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-01-29 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

I consider the frame dependence of QCD bound states in the presence of a confining, spatially constant gluon field energy density. The states are quantized at equal time in A0=0A^0=0 (temporal) gauge. I derive the frame dependence of the wave functions, and demonstrate the Lorentz covariance of the electromagnetic (transition) form factors for states of any spin. The wave functions of JPC=0+J^{PC}=0^{-+} states with CM momentum P0P \neq 0 are considered in some detail, verifying their local normalizability and the expected frame dependence of the bound state energy.

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@article{arxiv.2304.11903,
  title  = {QCD bound states in motion},
  author = {Paul Hoyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11903},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

20 pages, 1 figure. Some clarifications added. Version to be published in Phys. Rev. D

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