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M. Oertel

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arXiv2001

Self-consistent parametrization of the two-flavor isotropic color-superconducting ground state

Lack of Lorentz invariance of QCD at finite quark chemical potential in general implies the need of Lorentz non-invariant condensates for the self-consistent description of the color-superconducting ground state. Moreover, the spontaneous breakdown of color SU(3) in this state naturally leads to the existence of SU(3) non-invariant non-superconducting expectation values. We illustrate these observations by analyzing the properties of an effective 2-flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio type Lagrangian and discuss the possibility of color-superconducting states with effectively gapless fermionic excitations. It turns out that the effect of condensates so far neglected can yield new interesting phenomena.

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arXiv2000

Investigation of meson loop effects in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model

The influence of mesonic fluctuations on quantities in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model is examined in different approximation schemes: an expansion in powers of 1/N_c and an expansion up to one-meson loop in the effective action formalism. It is explicitely proved that the Goldstone theorem as well as the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation hold within those schemes. The influence of meson-loop effects on the quark condensate, the pion mass, the pion decay constant and properties of rho- and sigma-meson are investigated. First we focus on the determination of a consistent set of parameters. In the 1/N_c expansion scheme it is possible to find a set of parameters which allows to simultaneously describe the quantities in the pion sector and those related to the rho-meson, whereas this turns out to be not possible within the expansion of the effective action. Besides, the relation of our model to hadronic models is discussed. In the last part of this thesis the behavior of the quark condensate at nonzero temperature is studied. In the low-temperature region agreement with the model independent chiral perturbation theory result in lowest order can be obtained. The perturbative 1/N_c expansion scheme does not allow for an examination of the chiral phase transition at higher temperatures, whereas this is possible within the meson-loop approximation scheme. A first order phase transition is found.

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arXiv2000

Meson loop effects in the NJL model at zero and non-zero temperature

We compare two different possibilities to include meson-loop corrections in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model: a strict 1/N_c-expansion in next-to-leading order and a non-perturbative scheme corresponding to a one-meson-loop approximation to the effective action. Both schemes are consistent with chiral symmetry, in particular with the Goldstone theorem and the Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation. The numerical part at zero temperature focuses on the pion and the rho-meson sector. For the latter the meson-loop-corrections are crucial in order to include the dominant rho -> pipi-decay channel, while the standard Hartree + RPA approximation only contains unphysical qqbar-decay channels. We find that m_π, f_π, and quantities related to the rho-meson self-energy can be described reasonably with one parameter set in the 1/N_c-expansion scheme, whereas we did not succeed to obtain such a fit in the non-perturbative scheme. We also investigate the temperature dependence of the quark condensate. Here we find consistency with chiral perturbation theory to lowest order. Similarities and differences of both schemes are discussed.

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arXiv2000

Meson Properties in the 1/N_c-corrected NJL model

Properties of mesons are investigated within the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model. We include meson-loop corrections, which are generated via a systematic 1/N_c-expansion in next-to-leading order. We show that our scheme is consistent with chiral symmetry, in particular with the Goldstone theorem and the Gell-Mann Oakes Renner relation. The numerical part focuses on the pion and the rho-meson sector. For the latter the 1/N_c-corrections are crucial in order to include the dominant rho -> pi pi-decay channel, while the leading-order approximation only contains unphysical q\bar q-decay channels. We show that a satisfactory description of the pion electromagnetic form factor can be obtained. Similarities and differences to hadronic models are discussed.

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arXiv2000

Pion Properties in the 1/N_c-corrected NJL model

We investigate the effect of mesonic fluctuations on the pion propagator in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model by explicitly taking into account 1/N_c corrections. Because of the non-renormalizability of the model we have to regularize the meson loops with an independent cutoff parameter Lambda_M. Whereas for moderate values of Lambda_M the pion properties change only quantitatively we encounter strong instabilities for larger values of Lambda_M.

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arXiv1999

Strange quark matter with dynamically generated quark masses

Bulk properties of strange quark matter (SQM) are investigated within the SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. In the chiral limit the model behaves very similarly to the MIT bag model which is often used to describe SQM. However, when we introduce realistic current quark masses, the strange quark becomes strongly disfavored, because of its large dynamical mass. We conclude that SQM is not absolutely stable.

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arXiv1998

Quark Droplets in the NJL Mean Field

We study the conditions for the existence of stable quark matter in the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio mean field at zero temperature and discuss its interpretation.

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