First successful renormalization of a QCD-inspired Hamiltonian

Abstract

The long standing problem of non perturbative renormalization of a gauge field theoretical Hamiltonian is addressed and explicitly carried out within an (effective) light-cone Hamiltonian approach to QCD. The procedure is in line with the conventional ideas: The Hamiltonian is first regulated by suitable cut-off functions, and subsequently renormalized by suitable counter terms to make it cut-off independent. The formalism is applied to physical mesons with a different flavor of quark and anti-quark. The excitation spectrum of the $\rho$-meson with its excellent agreement between theory and experiment is discussed as a pedagogical example.