Baryons on the lattice

A detailed study of heavy baryons is performed via Monte Carlo lattice gauge theory. Studying the off-axis qanti q potential we assess the effect of discrete rotational symmetry on physical parameters such as the string tension. At β=6.1 these are of order 15% but seem insignificant at β=6.3. The baryonic potential is calculated and yields a string tension comparable to that observed in mesonic Monte Carlo calculations as well as that derived from Regge slopes and relativised hadronic models. It is suggested that the effects of string vibrations are small in the range χ < or approx. 0.5 fm. The baryonic energy density is also studied and strongly supports the dual superconductor model of confinement as well as suggesting that the baryonic strings meet at a single central point rather than joining the quarks pairwise. (orig.)