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The Gluon Propagator without lattice Gribov copies

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2008-11-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We study the gluon propagator in quenched lattice QCD using the Laplacian gauge which is free of lattice Gribov copies. We compare our results with those obtained in the Landau gauge on the lattice, as well as with various approximate solutions of the Dyson Schwinger equations. We find a finite value (445MeV)2\sim (445 \rm{MeV})^{-2} for the renormalized zero-momentum propagator (taking our renormalization point at 1.943 GeV), and a pole mass 640±140\sim 640 \pm 140 MeV.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0008012,
  title  = {The Gluon Propagator without lattice Gribov copies},
  author = {C. Alexandrou and Ph. de Forcrand and E. Follana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0008012},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Discussion of the renormalized gluon propagator and of the Laplacian gauge fixing procedure extended. Version to appear in Phys. Rev. D. 15 pages, 8 figures