Non-Abelian gauge theories and quark confinement. [SU(N) group, electric and magnetic flux, phase transformation vortices]

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · AIP (Am. Inst. Phys.) Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6385223

tHooft, G

After some philosophical remarks concerning the development of theoretical physics in this century a short introduction to non-Abelian gauge theory is given. If consideration is given to the case where the local gauge group is SU(N) it is found that gauge-invariant definitions can be given of the concepts of electric and magnetic flux. Both are quantized and conserved modulo N. Either the electric or the magnetic flux must be squeezed in narrow flux tubes called vortices or strings. If the vortices are electric then quarks are confined into grouplets of multiples of N quarks. A phase transition, separates the quark confinement mode from the Higgs mode, the latter being easier accessible by the use of perturbation expansion. 13 references.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utrecht, Netherlands
• OSTI ID: 6385223
• Report Number(s): CONF-780495-; TRN: 79-007347
• Journal Information: AIP (Am. Inst. Phys.) Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 48; Conference: Symposium on current trends in the theory of fields, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 6 Apr 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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QUARKS
CONFINEMENT
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GAUGE INVARIANCE
HIGGS BOSONS
MAGNETIC FLUX
MULTIPLICITY
PERTURBATION THEORY
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SERIES EXPANSION
SU GROUPS
VORTICES
BOSONS
COMPOSITE MODELS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LIE GROUPS
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