Renormalized effective QCD Hamiltonian: Gluonic sector - art. no. 074019

Extending previous QCD Hamiltonian studies, we present a new renormalizatio n procedure which generates an effective Hamiltonian for the gluon sector. The formulation is in the Coulomb gauge where the QCD Hamiltonian is renorm alizable and the Gribov problem can be resolved. We utilize elements of the Glazek and Wilson regularization method but now introduce a continuous cut -off procedure which eliminates non-local counterterms. The effective Hamil tonian is then derived to second order in the strong coupling constant. The resulting renormalized Hamiltonian provides a realistic starting point for approximate many-body calculations of hadronic properties for systems with explicit gluon degrees of freedom. [S50556-2821(99)01807-X].