The conventional quark mass is not continuous at thresholds. In this paper, we derive matching-invariant quark masses which are continuous everywhere. They are generally expanded as an obvious function of… Click to show full abstract
The conventional quark mass is not continuous at thresholds. In this paper, we derive matching-invariant quark masses which are continuous everywhere. They are generally expanded as an obvious function of the logarithmic [Formula: see text] scaled energy. The expansion coefficients are related to the gamma and beta functions, with concretization to four-loop level. Due to the maximal elimination of their direct dependence on the coupling with large uncertainties, the new expressions for quark masses converge much fast and accurate.
               
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