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Marcela Peláez

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The ordered phase of $O(N)$ model within the Non-Perturbative Renormalization Group

In the present article we analyze Non-Perturbative Renormalization Group flow equations in the order phase of $\mathbb{Z}_2$ and $O(N)$ invariant scalar models in the derivative expansion approximation scheme. We first address the behavior of the leading order approximation (LPA), discussing for which regulators the flow is smooth and gives a convex free energy and when it becomes singular. We improve the exact known solutions in the "internal" region of the potential and exploit this solution in order to implement a numerical algorithm that is much more stable that previous ones for $N>1$. After that, we study the flow equations at second order of the Derivative Expansion and analyze how and when LPA results change. We also discuss the evolution of field renormalization factors.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

Two-point correlation functions of QCD in the Landau gauge

We investigate the gluon, ghost and quark propagators in the Landau gauge with dynamic quarks. We perform a one-loop calculation in a model where the standard Faddeev-Popov Lagrangian is complemented by a mass term for the gluons which is seen as a minimal way of taking into account the effect of the Gribov copies. The analytic results are compared with lattice data obtained in four dimension and for two, three and four quark flavors. The gluon and ghost propagators are reproduced with a few percent accuracy in the whole range of accessible momenta. The scalar part of the quark propagator is found to be in good agreement with the lattice data. However, the quark renormalization is poorly described. We attribute this discrepancy to the fact that the one-loop corrections to this quantity are unusually small so that the two loop contribution can not be discarded. The results are expressed in terms of the coupling, the gluon mass and the light quark mass at 1 GeV.

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