The SU(3) Heavy Quark Potential with High Statistics

Apr, 1984
12 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 52 (1984) 2328
Report number:
  • CALT-68-1113,
  • ILL-TH-84-12

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Abstract: (APS)
The results of a high-statistics calculation of the SU(3) heavy-quark potential are presented. The validity of scaling is tested quantitatively. New results are given for the string tension and the strength of the long-range Coulomb term in the potential.
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: SU(3)
  • heavy quark
  • QUARK: POTENTIAL
  • LATTICE FIELD THEORY: WILSON LOOP
  • SCALING
  • LATTICE FIELD THEORY: STRING TENSION
  • POTENTIAL: LONG-RANGE
  • POTENTIAL: COULOMB
  • NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS: MONTE CARLO