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Wilson Area Law formula on $\mathbb{R}^4$

Mathematical Physics 2025-01-20 v8 math.MP

Abstract

Let g\mathfrak{g} be the Lie Algebra of a compact semi-simple gauge group. For a g\mathfrak{g}-valued 1-form AA, consider the Yang-Mills action \begin{equation} S_{{\rm YM}}(A) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^4} \left|dA + A \wedge A \right|^2\ d\omega, \nonumber \end{equation} using the Euclidean metric on TR4T\mathbb{R}^4. We want to make sense of the following path integral, \begin{equation} {\rm Tr}\ \int_{A \in \mathcal{A}_{\mathbb{R}^4, \mathfrak{g}} /\mathcal{G}} \exp \left[ c\int_{S} dA\right] e^{-\frac{1}{2}S_{{\rm YM}}(A)}\ DA, \nonumber \end{equation} whereby DADA is some Lebesgue type of measure on the space of g\mathfrak{g}-valued 1-forms, modulo gauge transformations AR4,g/G\mathcal{A}_{\mathbb{R}^4, \mathfrak{g}} /\mathcal{G}. Here, SS is some compact flat rectangular surface. Using an Abstract Wiener space, we can define a Yang-Mills path integral rigorously, for a compact semi-simple gauge group. Subsequently, we will then derive the Wilson area law formula from the definition, using renormalization techniques and asymptotic freedom. One of the most important applications of the Area Law formula will be to explain why the potential measured between a quark and antiquark is a linear function of its distance.

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@article{arxiv.2211.07064,
  title  = {Wilson Area Law formula on $\mathbb{R}^4$},
  author = {Adrian P. C. Lim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.07064},
  year   = {2025}
}

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arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1701.01529

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