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Quasifragmentation functions in the massive Schwinger model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-12-30 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We introduce the concept of the quark quasifragmentation function (qFF) using an equal-time and spatially boosted form of the Collins-Soper fragmentation function where the out-meson fragment is replaced by the current asymptotic condition. We derive the qFF for a fermion in two-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED2) using the Kogut-Susskind Hamiltonian after a mapping onto spin qubits in a spatial lattice with open boundary conditions. This form is suitable for quantum computations. We compute the qFF by exact diagonalization of the spin Hamiltonian. The results are compared to the qFF following from the Drell-Levy-Yan result for QED2, both at strong and weak coupling, and to two-dimensional quantum chromodynamics in the lowest Fock approximation.

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@article{arxiv.2406.01891,
  title  = {Quasifragmentation functions in the massive Schwinger model},
  author = {Sebastian Grieninger and Ismail Zahed},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.01891},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

10+3 pages; 7+2 figures; v2: matches version published in PRD; title change to conform with APS conventions

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