Confining phase of three-dimensional supersymmetric quantum electrodynamics
Dec, 199918 pages
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- hep-th/9912142 [hep-th]
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- IASSNS-HEP-99-115,
- IASSNS--HEP--99-115
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Abstract:
Abelian theories in three dimensions can have linearly confining phases as a result of monopole-instantons, as shown, for SU(2) Yang-Mills theory broken to its abelian subgroup, by Polyakov. In this article the generalization of this phase for N=2 supersymmetric abelian theories is identified, using a dual description. Topologically stable BPS-saturated and unsaturated particle and string solitons play essential roles. A plasma of chiral monopoles of charge 1 and -1 (along with their antichiral conjugates) are required for a stable confining vacuum. N=2 SU(2) Yang-Mills theory broken to U(1) lacks this phase because its chiral monopoles all have the same charge, leading to a runaway instability. The possibility of analogous confining phases of string theory, and a dual field theoretic model thereof, are briefly discussed.Note:
- A Contribution to the Yuri Golfand memorial volume •
- 18 pages, 8 figures, uses sprocl.tex. Submitted as a contribution to the Yuri Golfand memorial volume
- quantum electrodynamics
- dimension: 3
- supersymmetry: superfield
- effective action
- confinement
- XYZ model
- string model: BPS
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