Fermion Condensates and the Trivial Vacuum of Light-Cone Quantum Field Theory

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Abstract

We discuss the definition of condensates within light-cone quantum field theory. As the vacuum state in this formulation is trivial, we suggest to abstract vacuum properties from the particle spectrum. The latter can in principle be calculated by solving the eigenvalue problem of the light-cone Hamiltonian. We focus on fermionic condensates which are order parameters of chiral symmetry breaking. As a paradigm identity we use the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation between the quark condensate and the observable pion mass. We examine the analogues of this relation in the `t~Hooft and Schwinger model, respectively. A brief discussion of the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model is added.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-136
Number of pages0
JournalPhys.Lett. B
Volume388
Issue number0
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 1996

Keywords

  • hep-th
  • hep-ph

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