Bag Model for a Link in a Closed Gluonic Chain

TL;DR

This paper proposes modeling a single link in a closed gluonic chain within large N_c Yang-Mills theory using the MIT bag model, bridging strong coupling dynamics with a quasi-perturbative approach.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of the MIT bag model to describe a link in a gluonic chain, offering a new perspective on strong coupling problems.

Findings

The bag model effectively captures the physics of a gluonic link.

Provides a framework for quasi-perturbative analysis of gluonic chains.

Suggests potential for simplified modeling of complex gauge theories.

Abstract

The large $N_c$ limit of Yang-Mills gauge theory is the dynamics of a closed gluonic chain, but this fact does not obviate the inherently strong coupling nature of the dynamical problem. However, we suggest that a single link in such a chain might be reasonably described in the quasi-perturbative language of gluons and their interactions. To implement this idea, we use the MIT bag to model the physics of a nearest neighbor bond.