Confinement in Anti-de Sitter Space
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-06-11 v2
Abstract
Four dimensional gauge theories in anti-de Sitter space, including pure Yang-Mills theory, exhibit a quantum phase transition between a deconfined phase and a confined phase as the gauge coupling is varied. We explore various mechanisms by which this may occur, both in a fixed background and in the presence of gravity. We also make a number of observations on the dynamics of four dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories in anti-de Sitter space.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.5195,
title = {Confinement in Anti-de Sitter Space},
author = {Ofer Aharony and Micha Berkooz and David Tong and Shimon Yankielowicz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.5195},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
29 pages, JHEP format. v2: added references