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Two dimensional QCD with matter in adjoint representation: What does it teach us?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-28 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We analyse the highly excited states in QCD2(Nc)QCD_2 (N_{c}\rightarrow\infty) with adjoint matter by using such general methods as dispersion relations, duality and unitarity. We find the Hagedorn-like spectrum ρ(m)maexp(βHm)\rho(m) \sim m^{-a}\exp(\beta_H m) where parameters βH\beta_H and aa can be expressed in terms of asymptotics of the following matrix elements fn{k}\la0Tr(ΨˉΨ)knk\raf_{n_{\{k\}}} \sim \la 0|Tr(\bar{\Psi}\Psi)^{k}|n_{k}\ra. We argue that the asymptotical values fn{k}f_{n_{\{k\}}} do not depend on kk (after appropriate normalization). Thus, we obtain βH=(2/π)π/g2Nc\beta_H= (2/\pi)\sqrt{\pi/g^2N_{c}} and a=3/2a = -3/2 in case of Majorana fermions in the adjoint representation. The Hagedorn temperature is the limiting temperature in this case. We also argue that the chiral condensate \la0Tr(ΨˉΨ)0\ra\la 0|Tr(\bar{\Psi}\Psi) |0\ra is not zero in the model. Contrary to the 't Hooft model, this condensate does not break down any continuous symmetries and can not be considered as an order parameter. Thus, no Goldstone boson appears as a consequence of the condensation. We also discuss a few apparently different but actually tightly related problems: master field, condensate, wee-partons and constituent quark model in the light cone framework.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9509322,
  title  = {Two dimensional QCD with matter in adjoint representation: What does it teach us?},
  author = {Ian I. Kogan and Ariel R. Zhitnitsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9509322},
  year   = {2009}
}

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uuencoded Z-compressed file for figs at the end. Revised version to appear in Nuclear Physics B. More detail disscusion about the condensate and discrete chiral symmetry breaking phenomenon in the model

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