Gluon gravitational D-form factor: the σ-meson as a dilaton confronted with lattice data II
- 1School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh
- 2Technology Innovation Institute
Abstract
A bstract We investigate the gluon gravitational form factors of the π , N , ρ , and ∆ using lattice QCD data at m π ≈ 450 MeV and m π ≈ 170 MeV. We base the analysis on fits to a simple σ / f 0 (500)-meson pole, supplemented by a polynomial background term. The fitted residues agree with predictions from dilaton effective theory, in which the σ -meson acts as the dilaton, the pseudo Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale symmetry. We derive new dilaton-based predictions for the ρ - and ∆-gravitational form factors, and comment on the η c - and η b -form factors in the context of the dilaton interpretation. These results reinforce our earlier findings, based on lattice total (quark and gluon) gravitational form factors, and provide further evidence that QCD dynamics may be governed by an infrared fixed point.
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BibTeX
@article{stegeman2026gluon,
title = {{Gluon gravitational D-form factor: the σ-meson as a dilaton confronted with lattice data II}},
author = {Roy Stegeman and Roman Zwicky},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1007/jhep05(2026)159},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05(2026)159},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Gluon gravitational D-form factor: the σ-meson as a dilaton confronted with lattice data II
AU - Roy Stegeman
AU - Roman Zwicky
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/14
JO - Journal of High Energy Physics
DO - 10.1007/jhep05(2026)159
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep05(2026)159
AB - A bstract We investigate the gluon gravitational form factors of the π , N , ρ , and ∆ using lattice QCD data at m π ≈ 450 MeV and m π ≈ 170 MeV. We base the analysis on fits to a simple σ / f 0 (500)-meson pole, supplemented by a polynomial background term. The fitted residues agree with predictions from dilaton effective theory, in which the σ -meson acts as the dilaton, the pseudo Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale symmetry. We derive new dilaton-based predictions for the ρ - and ∆-gravitational form factors, and comment on the η c - and η b -form factors in the context of the dilaton interpretation. These results reinforce our earlier findings, based on lattice total (quark and gluon) gravitational form factors, and provide further evidence that QCD dynamics may be governed by an infrared fixed point.
SN - 1029-8479
SN - 1126-6708
SN - 1127-2236
ER -