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Yang-Mills theory, 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

I review the analysis of (2+1)-dimensional Yang-Mills (YM2+1)YM_{2+1}) theory via the use of gauge-invariant matrix variables. The vacuum wavefunction, string tension, the propagator mass for gluons, its relation to the magnetic mass for YM3+1YM_{3+1} at nonzero temperature and the extension of our analysis to the Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theory are discussed. A possible extension to 3+1 dimensions is also briefly considered.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0309061,
  title  = {Yang-Mills theory, 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions},
  author = {V. P. Nair},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0309061},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, LaTeX, Talk at "Space-time and Fundamental Interactions: Quantum Aspects", conference in honor of A.P. Balachandran's 65th birthday, Italy, May 2003; to be published in Mod. Phys. Lett