Brane Condensation and Confinement
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We study the static quantum potential for a theory of anti-symmetric tensor fields that results from the condensation of topological defects, within the framework of the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism. Our calculations show that the interaction energy is the sum of a Yukawa and a linear potentials, leading to the confinement of static probe charges.
Latex, 11 pages; to appear in proceedings of the Fourth International Winter Conference on Mathematical Methods in Physics, 09-13 August 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Latex, 11 pages; to appear in proceedings of the Fourth International Winter Conference on Mathematical Methods in Physics, 09-13 August 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil