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The Image of Self Intersecting QCD Strings in Four Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We numerically examine the self-dual solutions of self-intersecting strings immersed in four dimensions. We find that open torus knots have topologies that can support monopole/anti-monopole as well as q-qbar production and annihilation. We give an estimate of the string tension from quark production rates, show that the intersection number for torus-knots is 4(p-q), and discuss a chiral symmetry breaking mechanism due to self-intersections. We supply a MAPLE program that can annimate the torus-knot solutions. These annimations can be found at http://www-hep.physics.uiowa.edu/~bacus/research.html under the ``Animation Control Panel''.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0003250,
  title  = {The Image of Self Intersecting QCD Strings in Four Dimensions},
  author = {Bob Bacus and V. G. J. Rodgers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0003250},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

15 pages Latex, 39 figures, corrected typos and spelling

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