Abstract

It is shown that a wide class of non-Abelian gauge theories have, up to calculable logarithmic corrections, free-field-theory asymptotic behavior. It is suggested that Bjorken scaling may be obtained from strong-interaction dynamics based on non-Abelian gauge symmetry.

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Year
1973
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Volume
30
Issue
26
Pages
1343-1346
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4084
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David J. Gross, Frank Wilczek (1973). Ultraviolet Behavior of Non-Abelian Gauge Theories. Physical Review Letters , 30 (26) , 1343-1346. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.30.1343

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10.1103/physrevlett.30.1343