On the vacuum wavefunction and string tension of Yang-Mills theories in (2+1) dimensions

被引:118
作者
Karabali, D [1 ]
Kim, C
Nair, VP
机构
[1] Rockefeller Univ, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10021 USA
[2] Seoul Natl Univ, Ctr Theoret Phys, Seoul 151742, South Korea
[3] CUNY City Coll, Dept Phys, New York, NY 10031 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00751-5
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We present an analytical continuum calculation, starting from first principles, of the vacuum wavefunction and string tension for pure Yang-Mills theories in (2 + I) dimensions, extending our previous analysis using gauge-invariant matrix variables. The vacuum wavefunction is consistent with what is expected at both high and low momentum regimes. The value of the string tension is in very good agreement with recent lattice Monte Carlo evaluations. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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