Vacuum expectation value of A^2 from LQCD

Abstract

We argue from LQCD that there is a non vanishing v.e.v of $A_a^μA^a_μ$ in QCD in the Landau gauge. We use operator product expansion to provide a clear definition of $A_a^μA^a_μ$ and extract a number both in the quenched and unquenched case.

10 pages, 5 figures, talk at the workshop "The many faces of QCD", November 2-5, 2010, Gent, Belgium