On mixed phases in gauge theories
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-07 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
In many gauge theories at different values of parameters entering Lagrangian, the vacuum is dominated by coherent condensates of different mutually non-local fields (for instance, by condensates of electric or magnetic charges, or by various dyons). It is argued that the transition between these "dual to each other" phases proceeds through the intermediate "mixed phase", having qualitatively different features. The examples considered include: ordinary YM, N=1 SYM, N=1 SQCD, and broken N=2 SYM and SQCD.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0207215,
title = {On mixed phases in gauge theories},
author = {V. L. Chernyak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0207215},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Latex, 19 pages; Talk given at "Continuous Advances in QCD-2002/Arkadyfest", honoring the 60-th birthday of Arkady Vainshtein; 17-23 May 2002, University of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; v.3: the extended and improved version