Thermal effects on ρ meson properties in an external magnetic field

A detailed study of the analytic structure of one-loop self energy graphs for neutral and charged ρ mesons is presented at finite temperature and arbitrary magnetic field using the real time formalism of thermal field theory. The imaginary part of the self energy is obtained from the discontinuities...

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Published in:Physical review. D 2017-12, Vol.96 (11), Article 116020
Main Authors: Ghosh, Snigdha, Mukherjee, Arghya, Mandal, Mahatsab, Sarkar, Sourav, Roy, Pradip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Field theory
Graphs
Magnetic fields
Magnetic moments
Magnetic properties
Magnetism
Rho-mesons
Temperature effects
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Summary:A detailed study of the analytic structure of one-loop self energy graphs for neutral and charged ρ mesons is presented at finite temperature and arbitrary magnetic field using the real time formalism of thermal field theory. The imaginary part of the self energy is obtained from the discontinuities of these graphs across the unitary and Landau cuts, which is seen to be different for ρ0 and ρ±. The magnetic field dependent vacuum contribution to the real part of the self energy, which is usually ignored, is found to be appreciable. A significant effect of temperature and magnetic field is seen in the self energy, spectral function, effective mass, and dispersion relation of ρ0 as well as of ρ± relative to its trivial Landau shift. However, for charged ρ mesons, on account of the dominance of the Landau term, the effective mass appears to be independent of temperature. The trivial coupling of the magnetic moment of ρ± with external magnetic field, when incorporated in the calculation, makes the ρ± condense at high magnetic field.
ISSN:2470-0010
2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.96.116020