A Numerical study of confinement in compact QED

Mar, 2005
30 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 05 (2005) 066
e-Print:
Report number:
  • DIAS-STP-05-04

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Abstract:
Compact U(1) lattice gauge theory in four dimensions is studied by means of an efficient algorithm which exploits the duality transformation properties of the model. We focus our attention onto the confining regime, considering the interquark potential and force, and the electric field induced by two infinitely heavy sources. We consider both the zero and finite temperature setting, and compare the theoretical predictions derived from the effective string model and the dual superconductor scenario to the numerical results.
  • gauge field theory: U(1)
  • lattice field theory: compact
  • confinement
  • duality: transformation
  • string model
  • quark antiquark: potential
  • numerical calculations: Monte Carlo