STRING CONTRIBUTIONS IN 3D Z2 AND Z5 GAUGE MODELS
- 20 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in International Journal of Modern Physics A
- Vol. 6 (27) , 4885-4908
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217751x91002318
Abstract
We describe a high precision Monte Carlo test on Z2 and Z5 gauge models in 3D. Wilson loops of size 2≤R, T≤12 are measured and values of the string tension σ are extracted. These values fulfil asymptotic scaling if and only if the string contributions, namely the quantum fluctuations of the surfaces bordered by Wilson loops, are properly taken into account. As a byproduct of our analysis we find the signature of the finite thickness of these flux tubes.Keywords
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