The quark condensate in the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation

Kurt Langfeld, C. Kettner

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Abstract

The quark condensate which enters the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner (GMOR) relation, is investigated in the framework of one-gluon-exchange models. The usual definition of the quark condensate via the trace of the quark propagator produces a logarithmic divergent condensate. In the product of current mass and condensate, this divergence is precisely compensated by the bare current mass. The finite value of the product in fact does not contradict the relation recently obtained by Cahill and Gunner. Therefore the GMOR relation is still satisfied.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1331-1337
Number of pages7
JournalModern Physics Letters A
Volume11
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

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