Color distribution of confining electric flux in Abelian projection gauges

Journal Article · Fri Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.40.4167· OSTI ID:6981667

Greensite, J; Winchester, J ^[1]

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1. Physics and Astronomy Department, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132 (USA)

A numerical test is carried out on one of the predictions of 't Hooft's Abelian projection'' theory of quark confinement via monopole condensation. This theory predicts that in certain gauges the color-electric field {ital E}{sub {ital k}}{sup {ital ab}} of a confining flux tube is diagonal in the color indices {ital ab}. Diagonality of the {ital E} field is tested by Monte Carlo simulation of SU(2) lattice gauge theory, using a field-strength gauge ({ital F}{sub 12} diagonal) proposed by 't Hooft, and also the maximal Abelian gauge'' of Kronfeld {ital et} {ital al}. In the field-strength gauge it is found that the color distribution of the confining electric field is completely random, while in the maximal Abelian gauge there is only a rather modest enhancement of the diagonal component above its random value, at coupling {beta}=2.4. These data do not support the validity of the Abelian projection theory.

• OSTI ID: 6981667
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Vol. 40:12; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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