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Quark confinement and the bosonic string

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2010-02-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Using a new type of simulation algorithm for the standard SU(3) lattice gauge theory that yields results with unprecedented precision, we confirm the presence of a γ/r\gamma/r correction to the static quark potential at large distances rr, with a coefficient γ\gamma as predicted by the bosonic string theory. In both three and four dimensions, the transition from perturbative to string behaviour is evident from the data and takes place at surprisingly small distances.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0207003,
  title  = {Quark confinement and the bosonic string},
  author = {Martin Lüscher and Peter Weisz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0207003},
  year   = {2010}
}

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TeX source, 21 pages, figures included