The IR sector of QCD: lattice versus Schwinger-Dyson equations

Abstract

Important information about the infrared dynamics of QCD is encoded in the behavior of its (of-shell) Green's functions, most notably the gluon and the ghost propagators. Due to recent improvements in the quality of lattice data and the truncation schemes employed for the Schwinger-Dyson equations we have now reached a point where the interplay between these two non-perturbative tools can be most fruitful. In this talk several of the above points will be reviewed, with particular emphasis on the implications for the ghost sector, the non-perturbative effective charge of QCD, and the Kugo-Ojima function.

Comments: 6 pages. Talk given at QCD@Work 2010 -International Workshop on QCD: Theory and Experiment-, 20-23 June 2010, Martina Franca, Valle d'Itria (Italy)