A Non-Perturbative Treatment of the Pion in the Linear Sigma-Model

Abstract

Using a non-perturbative method based on the selfconsistent Quasi-particle Random-Phase Approximation (QRPA) we describe the properties of the pion in the linear $\sigma$-model. It is found that the pion is massless in the chiral limit, both at zero- and finite temperature, in accordance with Goldstone's theorem.

Comments: To appear in Nucl.Phys. A, 16 pages, 2 Postscript figures