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Example of an explicit function for confining classical Yang-Mills fields with quantum fluctuations in the path integral scheme

Authors :
Fukushima, Kimichika
Sato, Hikaru
Source :
Bulg. J. Phys. 41 (2014) 142-171
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This article reports an explicit function form for confining classical Yang-Mills vector potentials and quantum fluctuations around the classical field. The classical vector potential, which is composed of a confining localized function and an unlocalized function, satisfies the classical Yang-Mills equation. The confining localized function contributes to the Wilson loop, while the unlocalized function makes no contribution to this loop. The confining linear potential between a heavy fermion and antifermion is due to (1) the Lie algebra and (2) the form of the confining localized function which has opposite signs at the positions of the particle and antiparticle along the Wilson loop in the time direction. Some classical confining parts of vector potentials also change sign on inversion of the coordinates of the axis perpendicular to the axis joining the two particles. The localized parts of the vector potentials are squeezed around the axis connecting the two particles, and the string tension of the confining linear potential is derived. Quantum fluctuations are formulated using a field expression in terms of local basis functions in real spacetime. The quantum path integral gives the Coulomb potential between the two particles in addition to the linear potential due to the classical fields.<br />Comment: 14 pages; v2:missing factor inserted (Eqs.82,87,89,90);spell/grammar corrected; v3:15 pages; Sect.1, Subsect.3.3 and related descriptions in Subsect.3.1 revised with citations; v4:16 pages;Sect.2 (Subsections 2.1,2.2,2.3), Sect.3, Sect.4 (Subsections 4.1,4.2), and related Sect.1 and References revised; v5:a few typos corrected; to appear in Bulg. J. Phys. 41 (2014) 142-171 (title in BJP changed)

Subjects

Subjects :
High Energy Physics - Theory

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Bulg. J. Phys. 41 (2014) 142-171
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1402.0450
Document Type :
Working Paper