Center Dominance and Z2 Vortices in SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theory

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dc.creatorDel Debbio, L.
dc.creatorFaber, M.
dc.creatorGreensite, J.
dc.creatorOlejnik, S.
dc.date1996-10-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:34:45Z
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dc.descriptionWe find, in close analogy to abelian dominance in maximal abelian gauge, the phenomenon of center dominance in maximal center gauge for $SU(2)$ lattice gauge theory. Maximal center gauge is a gauge-fixing condition that preserves a residual $Z_2$ gauge symmetry; ``center projection'' is the projection of $SU(2)$ link variables onto $Z_2$ center elements, and ``center dominance'' is the fact that the center-projected link elements carry most of the information about the string tension of the full theory. We present numerical evidence that the thin $Z_2$ vortices of the projected configurations are associated with ``thick'' $Z_2$ vortices in the unprojected configurations. The evidence also suggests that the thick $Z_2$ vortices may play a significant role in the confinement process.
dc.description21 pages, Latex, uses psfig
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/9610005
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/9610005
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D55:2298-2306,1997
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.55.2298
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/198364
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Lattice
dc.titleCenter Dominance and Z2 Vortices in SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theory
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