The (dual) Meissner effect in SU(2) and SU(3) QCD

Matsubara, Yoshimi; Ejiri, Shinji; Suzuki, Tsuneo

doi:10.1016/0920-5632(94)90337-9

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“…This is somewhat similar to a dual type I color superconductor, where λ and ξ describe the penetration depth of the color field and the correlation length of the Higgs field. In [42] and [58] a lattice analysis of the string fields in Abelian projection was made and a similar result λ ξ was obtained. However, it should be noted, that m D = 3m g depends on the specific behavior of κ(σ) at σ = σ vac and might be modeled differently.…”

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Interactions of multiquark states in the chromodielectric model

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We investigate 4-quark (qqqq) systems as well as multi-quark states with a large number of quarks and anti-quarks using the chromodielectric model. In the former type of systems the flux distribution and the corresponding energy of such systems for planar and non-planar geometries are studied. From the comparison to the case of two independent qq-strings we deduce the interaction potential between two strings. We find an attraction between strings and a characteristic string flip if there are two degenerate string combinations between the four particles. The interaction shows no strong Van-der-Waals forces and the long range behavior of the potential is well described by a Yukawa potential, which might be confirmed in future lattice calculations. The multi-quark states develop an inhomogeneous porous structure even for particle densities large compared to nuclear matter constituent quark densities. We present first results of the dependence of the system on the particle density pointing towards a percolation type of transition from a hadronic matter phase to a quark matter phase. The critical energy density is found at εc = 1.2 GeV/fm 3 .

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Section: Long Range Behavior Of Qq-stringsmentioning

confidence: 85%

Interactions of multiquark states in the chromodielectric model

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“…Our result should be compared with the result obtained by using the Abelian projection: Matsubara et. al [204] suggests κ = 0.5 ∼ 1(which is β dependent), border of type I and type II for both SU(2) and SU(3). In SU(2) case, on the other hand, there are other works [206,205] which conclude that the type of vacuum is at the border of type I and type II.…”

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Quark confinement: Dual superconductor picture based on a non-Abelian Stokes theorem and reformulations of Yang–Mills theory

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The purpose of this paper is to review the recent progress in understanding quark confinement. The emphasis of this review is placed on how to obtain a manifestly gauge-independent picture for quark confinement supporting the dual superconductivity in the Yang-Mills theory, which should be compared with the Abelian projection proposed by 't Hooft. The basic tools are novel reformulations of the YangMills theory based on change of variables extending the decomposition of the SU(N) Yang-Mills field due to Cho, Duan-Ge and Faddeev-Niemi, together with the combined use of extended versions of the Diakonov-Petrov version of the non-Abelian Stokes theorem for the SU(N) Wilson loop operator.Moreover, we give the lattice gauge theoretical versions of the reformulation of the Yang-Mills theory which enables us to perform the numerical simulations on the lattice. In fact, we present some numerical evidences for supporting the dual superconductivity for quark confinement. The numerical simulations include the derivation of the linear potential for static interquark potential, i.e., non-vanishing string tension, in which the "Abelian" dominance and magnetic monopole dominance are established, confirmation of the dual Meissner effect by measuring the chromoelectric flux tube between quark-antiquark pair, the induced magnetic-monopole current, and the type of dual superconductivity, etc. In addition, we give a direct connection between the topological configuration of the Yang-Mills field such as instantons/merons and the magnetic monopole.We show especially that magnetic monopoles in the Yang-Mills theory can be constructed in a manifestly gauge-invariant way starting from the gauge-invariant Wilson loop operator and thereby the contribution from the magnetic monopoles can be extracted from the Wilson loop in a gauge-invariant way through the non-Abelian Stokes theorem for the Wilson loop operator, which is a prerequisite for exhibiting magnetic monopole dominance for quark confinement. The Wilson loop average is calculated according to the new reformulation written in terms of new field variables obtained from the original Yang-Mills field based on change of variables. The Maximally Abelian gauge in the original Yang-Mills theory is also reproduced by taking a specific gauge fixing in the reformulated Yang-Mills theory. This observation justifies the preceding results obtained in the maximal Abelian gauge at least for gaugeinvariant quantities for SU(2) gauge group, which eliminates the criticism of gauge artifact raised for the Abelian projection. The claim has been confirmed based on the numerical simulations.However, for SU(N) (N ≥ 3), such a gauge-invariant reformulation is not unique, although the extension along the line proposed by Cho, Faddeev and Niemi is possible. In fact, we have found that there are a number of possible options of the reformulations, which are discriminated by the maximal stability 1 groupH of G, while there is a unique option ofH = U(1) for G = SU(2). The maximal stability group depends...

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“…All of these facts support the conjecture that the color confinement is due to the dual Meissner effect caused by the monopole condensation. Numerical calculations show that the vacuum of quenched SU(2) QCD [SU (2) gluodynamics] is near the border between the type 1 and the type 2 dual superconductor [10,[13][14][15][16], although there are some claims that it is a superconductor of weakly type 1, see Refs. [9,17,18].…”

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Vacuum type of SU(2) gluodynamics in maximally Abelian and Landau gauges

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The vacuum type of SU(2) gluodynamics is studied using Monte Carlo simulations in maximally Abelian (MA) gauge and in Landau (LA) gauge, where the dual Meissner effect is observed to work. The dual Meissner effect is characterized by the coherence and the penetration lengths. Correlations between Wilson loops and electric fields are evaluated in order to measure the penetration length in both gauges. The coherence length is shown to be fixed in the MA gauge from measurements of the monopole density around the static quark-antiquark pair. It is also shown numerically that a dimension 2 gluon operator A A ÿ s and the monopole density has a strong correlation as suggested theoretically. Such a correlation is observed also between the monopole density and A 2 s A A ÿ s A 3 A 3 s condensate if the remaining U(1) gauge degree of freedom is fixed to U(1) Landau gauge (U1LA). The coherence length is determined numerically also from correlations between Wilson loops and A A ÿ s and A 2 s in MA U1LA gauge. Assuming that the same physics works in the LA gauge, we determine the coherence length from correlations between Wilson loops and A 2 s . Penetration lengths and coherence lengths in the two gauges are almost the same. The vacuum type of the confinement phase in both gauges is near to the border between the type 1 and the type 2 dual superconductors.

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The (dual) Meissner effect in SU(2) and SU(3) QCD

Cited by 72 publications

References 23 publications

Interactions of multiquark states in the chromodielectric model

Interactions of multiquark states in the chromodielectric model

Quark confinement: Dual superconductor picture based on a non-Abelian Stokes theorem and reformulations of Yang–Mills theory

Vacuum type of SU(2) gluodynamics in maximally Abelian and Landau gauges

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