Magnetic monopoles, alive
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We review recent developments in understanding the physics of the magnetic monopoles in unbroken non-Abelian gauge theories. Since numerical data on the monopoles are accumulated in lattice simulations, the continuum theory is understood as the limiting case of the lattice formulation. In this review, written for a memorial volume dedicated to the memory of Academician A.B. Migdal, we emphasize physical effects related to the monopoles. In particular, we discuss the monopole-antimonopole potential at short and larger distances as well as a dual formulation of the gluodynamics, relevant to the physics of the confinement.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0007135,
title = {Magnetic monopoles, alive},
author = {M. N. Chernodub and F. V. Gubarev and M. I. Polikarpov and V. I. Zakharov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0007135},
year = {2009}
}
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24+1 pp., Latex2e, no figures