Monopoles and confinement in three dimensions

The string tension is calculated using magnetic monopoles in three-dimensional U(1) lattice gauge theory. The monopoles are identified in configurations of link angles generated in a simulation on a 32{sup 3} lattice. Wilson-loop values are determined by the monopoles' flux through the loop. Th...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1989-10, Vol.63 (17), p.1764-1767
Main Authors: Wensley, RJ, Stack, JD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
645400 - High Energy Physics- Field Theory
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
COMPOSITE MODELS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL
FIELD THEORIES
LATTICE FIELD THEORY
LIE GROUPS
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MONOPOLES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PARTICLE MODELS
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK MODEL
STRING MODELS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
U GROUPS
WILSON LOOP
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Summary:The string tension is calculated using magnetic monopoles in three-dimensional U(1) lattice gauge theory. The monopoles are identified in configurations of link angles generated in a simulation on a 32{sup 3} lattice. Wilson-loop values are determined by the monopoles' flux through the loop. The string-tension results are in excellent agreement with a semiclassical analytic formula.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.1764