The dynamics of the QCD gauge sector give rise to non-perturbative phenomena that are
crucial for the internal consistency of the theory; most notably, they account for the …

Abstract Emergent Hadron Mass (EHM) is a mechanism capable of explaining both the
unnaturally small (pion) and large (proton) masses of hadrons and if not the origin of …

We discuss the phase structure of QCD for N f= 2 and N f= 2+ 1 dynamical quark flavors at
finite temperature and baryon chemical potential. It emerges dynamically from the …

We investigate Landau gauge SU (3) Yang-Mills theory in a systematic vertex expansion
scheme for the effective action with the functional renormalization group. Particular focus is …

We present a comprehensive study of the quark sector of 2+ 1 flavor QCD, based on a self-
consistent treatment of the coupled system of Schwinger-Dyson equations for the quark …

It is currently widely accepted that gluons, while massless at the level of the fundamental
QCD Lagrangian, acquire an effective mass through the non-Abelian implementation of the …

In this article, we review recent theoretical works on the Schwinger mechanism of particle
production in external electrical fields. Although the non-perturbative Schwinger mechanism …

In Quantum Chromodynamics, the Schwinger mechanism endows the gluons with an
effective mass through the dynamical formation of massless bound-state poles that are …

We present a detailed analysis of the kinetic and mass terms associated with the Landau
gauge gluon propagator in the presence of dynamical quarks, and a comprehensive …

We present a detailed study of the dynamics associated with the ghost sector of quenched
QCD in the Landau gauge, where the relevant dynamical equations are supplemented with …