Infrared singularities and massive fields

Thomas Appelquist and J. Carazzone
Phys. Rev. D 11, 2856 – Published 15 May 1975
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Abstract

We examine some problems associated with the low-momentum behavior of gauge theories and other renormalizable field theories. Our main interest is in the infrared structure of unbroken non-Abelian gauge theories and how this is affected by the presence of other heavy fields coupled to the massless gauge fields. It is shown in the context of a simple model of gauge mesons coupled to massive fermions that the heavy fields decouple at low momenta except for their contribution to renormalization effects. This result is used to discuss the mass-shell structure of the fermion propagator. The decoupling theorem is then stated for a general renormalizable theory and applied to some interesting examples. One is a more general gauge theory which makes use of the Higgs mechanism and attempts to unify the elementary particle forces. Another is the connection of the linear and nonlinear σ models in the limit mσ.

  • Received 30 September 1974

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.11.2856

©1975 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Thomas Appelquist* and J. Carazzone

  • Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

  • *Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellow.
  • Present address: National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 60510.

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Vol. 11, Iss. 10 — 15 May 1975

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