Abstract
It is argued that constituent quarks live in an effective theory that possesses an approximate conformal invariance. An effective lagrangian is constructed which in the large-Nc approximation incorporates Regge asymptotic constraints. The resulting picture explains why linear-sigma models provide successful constituent quark descriptions, both at zero and finite temperature. Our analysis suggests an interesting relation between non-linearly realized conformal invariance and the completion of chiral multiplets in the broken symmetry phase.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 137-142 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 328 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 26 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics