The Strong Interaction

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1 The Strong Interaction What is the quantum of the strong interaction? The range is finite, ~ 1 fm. Therefore, it must be a massive boson.

2 Yukawa theory of the strong interaction Relativistic equation for a massive particle field. Scaler (Klein-Gordon) equation: E 2 p 2 c 2 m 2 c 4 = Φ t c 2 2 Φ m 2 c 4 Φ = 0 2 Φ m2 c 2 2 Φ = 1 c 2 2 Φ t Compare with Schroedinger equation - 2 2m 2 Ψ = i Ψ t

3 Relativistic equation for a massive particle field. 1 c 2 2 Φ t Φ m2 c 2 2 Φ = 0 Steady state 2 Φ t 2 = 0 Φ( r,t) φ( r ) Add source term gδ ( r 0) 2 φ m2 c 2 2 φ = gδ ( r 0) Away from r = 0 1 r 2 φ r r2 r m2 c 2 2 φ = 0 φ g r e mc r = g2 r e r/r Yukawa potential: φ(r) = g2 r e r/r Exercise: verify φ is a solution.

4 Spherically symmetric solution φ g r e mc r = g2 r e r/r Photons field: m = 0 φ g r e 0r = g2 r. g2 = e2 4πε 0 Strong field: R 1.5 fm= m. Exercise: Predict the mass of the Yukawa particle. R = mc = hc mc 2 2π mc 2 = hc 2π R = 1240 ev-nm 2π = 123 MeV nm

5 1937 µ lepton (muon) discovered in cosmic rays. Mass of µ is about 105 MeV. assumed to be Yukawa's meson but it was too Meanlife: ~ 2.2 µs this is too long for a strongly interac@ng object or is it?

6 Lattes, C.M.G.; Muirhead, H.; Occhialini, G.P.S.; Powell, C.F.; Processes Involving Charged Mesons Nature 159 (1947) 694; Motivation In recent investigations with the photographic method, it has been shown that slow charged particles of small mass, present as a component of the cosmic radiation at high altitudes, can enter nuclei and produce disintegrations with the emission of heavy particles. It is convenient to apply the term "meson'' to any particle with a mass intermediate between that of a proton and an electron. In continuing our experiments we have found evidence of mesons which, at the end of their range, produce secondary mesons. We have also observed transmutations in which slow mesons are ejected from disintegrating nuclei. Several features of these processes remain to be elucidated, but we present the following account of the experiments because the results appear to bear closely on the important problem of developing a satisfactory meson theory of nuclear forces. (Extracted from the introductory part of the paper.).

7 Discovery of Pi Meson 1946 Charged π meson (pion) discovered in cosmic rays. The previous μ produced from π decays via π µ+ ē. π µ

8 of pions Spin of pion S = 0. Parity of Pion: P = -1 Pion mass: mc 2 (π ± ) = 140 MeV mc 2 (π 0 ): mc 2 = 135 MeV Pion decay: π + µ + +ν µ π - µ +ν µ τ = s. µ + e + +ν e +ν µ µ e +ν e +ν µ τ = s. π 0 γ + γ τ = s.

9 Strong (Rohlf Ch. 18. p502) Strongly are called hadrons. Quarks are the fundamental objects of strong Quarks have spin ½ and are described by the Dirac Quark wave are quantum states of a 6- dimensional flavor symmetry SU(6) whose mathema@cal descrip@on is similar to the descrip@on of angular momentum. The flavors, denoted u, d, s, c, b and t. are components of a flavor vector in a 6 dimensional space. Perfect SU(6) symmetry would imply all quarks have the same mass energy and the magnitude of its SU(6)- vector would be independent of the rota@ons in flavor space. Flavor is a strongly broken symmetry!

10 The quantum of color is the gluon. Color Force Field Strong charges come in types labeled r, g, b for red, green and blue. (E&M only has one kind of charge) Both quarks and gluons posses color charge. (photons carry no electric charge.)

11 V 1 r

12 quark- quark q q q q q q q q

13 Small r q q V A r Large r Energy in a flux tube of volume v: V = ρv = ρar = Br V A r + Br

14 V A r + Br A.05 GeV-fm B ~ 1 GeV/fm Note: when r~1 fm, the energy is ~ 1 GeV. This is the field energy in the flux tube which accounts for most of the mass of the hadron.

15 Mass of the nucleon: Mc 2 ~ 1000 MeV. Mass of quark: m u c 2 =1.5-4 MeV m d c 2 =4-8 MeV Where does the nucleon mass come from? modest resolu@on: cons@tuent quarks high resolu@on: current quarks, an@quark pairs, and gluons

16 The fundamental SU3 Gell- Mann, Neiman (1963) Y=B+S Y=B+S s d 2 / 3 u 1 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 s 2 / 3 I z u 2 / 3 d I z

17 Mesons are composed of quarks-antiquark pairs. SU(3) flavor and their wave in flavor for the simplest mesons in which the quarks are in a rela@ve s state (l=0) and spins an@- aligned (j=0) π 0 uu dd π du K 0 ds K + us η ~ η 8 uu + dd ss π + ud K ds K 0 ds Ψ = ψ (space)ψ (spin)ψ (color)ψ (flavor) ψ (color) RR + BB + GG

18 Baryons are composed of three quarks. SU(3) flavor and their wave in flavor for the simplest baryons in which the quarks are in a rela@ve s state j=1/2 and l=0 udd uud dds uds uus dss uss p u u d +u u d u u d + all permutations. ψ (color) RGB RBG + BRG BGR + GBR GRB

19 The Lowest State in SU(4) u,d,s,c quarks

20 Quark- Quark Discovery of J/Ψ BNL p + p e + + e + X SLAC e + + e e + + e, µ + + µ

21 Charmonium Charmonium States of charmonium

22 hadrons from quarks.

23 Decay interaction

24 Decay interaction weak

25 Vacuum Running coupling constant. Rohlf P502

26 Running coupling constant. α S 12π ( 33 2n f ) ln k2 Λ 2 Λ 0.2 GeV/c Convert to distance: α S 12π ( 33 2n f ) ln R Λ 2 r 2 R Λ λ Λ = 6 fm.

27 Running strong coupling constant Compare with electromagnetic: α ~ 0.01 Beginning to converge!