Published May 1991 | Version v1
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Monopoles and confinement

Creators

  • 1. Saint Mary's Coll., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Moraga, CA (United States)
  • 2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)

Description

We have calculated the static quark potential using the magnetic monopoles of U(1) lattice gauge theory (LGT). Our calculations use monopoles which are identified in gauge field configurations generated using the Wilson action. We find that the monopoles' contribution to the potential is entirely responsible for the confining properties in three dimensions and in the confinement phase in four dimensions. In the Coulomb phase in four dimensions we find that the monopoles are responsible for the renormalization of the bare electric charge. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
20
Series
Nucl. Phys., B Proc. Suppl.
Journal Page Range
225-228
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE

Conference

Title
International conference on lattice field theory (LATTICE-90).
Dates
8-12 Oct 1990.
Place
Tallahassee, FL (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
23019867
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BAG MODEL; CENTRAL POTENTIAL; CHARGE RENORMALIZATION; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUARK-ANTIQUARK INTERACTIONS; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; VECTOR FIELDS; WILSON LOOP
Descriptors DEC
CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RENORMALIZATION; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS