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Lattice gauge theory and a random-medium Ising model

Mathematical Physics 2023-09-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice math.MP

Abstract

We study linearization of lattice gauge theory. Linearized theory approximates lattice gauge theory in the same manner as the loop O(n)-model approximates the spin O(n)-model. Under mild assumptions, we show that the expectation of an observable in linearized Abelian gauge theory coincides with the expectation in the Ising model with random edge-weights. We find a similar relation between Yang-Mills theory and 4-state Potts model. For the latter, we introduce a new observable.

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@article{arxiv.2012.02591,
  title  = {Lattice gauge theory and a random-medium Ising model},
  author = {Mikhail Skopenkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.02591},
  year   = {2023}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures

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