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Topological Wilson-loop area law manifested using a superposition of loops

Quantum Physics 2013-04-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We introduce a new topological effect involving interference of two meson loops, manifesting a path-independent topological area dependence. The effect also draws a connection between quark confinement, Wilson-loops and topological interference effects. Although this is only a gedanken experiment in the context of particle physics, such an experiment may be realized and used as a tool to test confinement effects and phase transitions in quantum simulation of dynamic gauge theories.

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@article{arxiv.1208.1012,
  title  = {Topological Wilson-loop area law manifested using a superposition of loops},
  author = {Erez Zohar and Benni Reznik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.1012},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Superceding arXiv:1206.2021v1 [quant-ph]

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