Published November 30, 2009 | Version v1
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Spectrum of the QCD flux tube in 3d SU(2) lattice gauge theory

Creators

  • 1. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Johann Joachim Becher-Weg 45, D-55099 Mainz (Germany)
  • 2. Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 (India)

Description

Evidence from the lattice suggests that formation of a flux tube between a qq-bar pair in the QCD vacuum leads to quark confinement. For large separations between the quarks, it is conjectured that the flux tube has a behavior similar to an oscillating bosonic string, supported by lattice data for the groundstate qq-bar potential. We measure the excited states of the flux tube in 3d SU(2) gauge theory with three different couplings inside the scaling region. We compare our results to predictions of effective string theories.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.11.010

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.11.010;
arXiv
arXiv:0905.4195v3;
PII
S0370-2693(09)01343-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
682
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 253-258
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41086295
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BAG MODEL; EXCITED STATES; GAUGE INVARIANCE; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARKS; SPECTRA; STRING MODELS; STRING THEORY; SU-2 GROUPS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; ENERGY LEVELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; M-THEORY; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS

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