Monopoles, vortices and confinement in SU(3) gauge theory
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We compute, in SU(3) pure gauge theory, the vacuum expectation value (vev) of the operator which creates a Z3 vortex wrapping the lattice through periodic boundary conditions (dual Polyakov line). The technique used is the same already tested in the SU(2) case. The dual Polyakov line proves to be a good disorder parameter for confinement, and has a similar behaviour to the monopole condensate. The new features which characterise the construction of the disorder operator in SU(3) are emphasised.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000