Potential NRQCD: An effective theory for heavy quarkonium

Nora Brambilla, Antonio Pineda, Joan Soto, Antonio Vairo

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Abstract

Within an effective field theory framework we study heavy-quark-antiquark systems with a typical distance between the heavy quark and the antiquark smaller than 1/ΛQCD. A suitable definition of the potential is given within this framework, while non-potential (retardation) effects are taken into account in a systematic way. We explore different physical systems. Model-independent results on the short distance behaviour of the energies of the gluonic excitations between static quarks are obtained. Finally, we show how infrared renormalons affecting the static potential get cancelled in the effective theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-310
Number of pages36
JournalNuclear Physics, Section B
Volume566
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

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