Polyakov’s confinement mechanism for generalized Maxwell theory

Heydeman, Matthew; Jepsen, Christian B.; Ji, Ziming; Yarom, Amos

doi:10.1007/jhep04(2023)119

Title: Polyakov’s confinement mechanism for generalized Maxwell theory

Journal Article · 23 April 2023 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep04(2023)119 · OSTI ID:1997387

Heydeman, Matthew ^[1]; Jepsen, Christian B. ^[2]; Ji, Ziming ^[3]; Yarom, Amos ^[4]

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton University, NJ (United States); Institute for Advanced Study
Stony Brook University, State University of New York, NY (United States)
SISSA, Trieste (Italy); INFN, Sezione di Trieste (Italy)
Technion, Haifa (Israel)

We study fractional-derivative Maxwell theory, as appears in effective descriptions of, for example, large N_f QED₃, graphene, and some types of surface defects. We argue that when the theory is realized on a lattice, monopole condensation leads to a confining phase via the Polyakov confinement mechanism.

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Research Organization:: Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0009988

OSTI ID:: 1997387

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 2023; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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