Closed k-strings in SU(N) gauge theories: 2+1 dimensions

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DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2008.04.052zbMATH Open1328.81176arXiv0802.1490OpenAlexW2018295283MaRDI QIDQ901688FDOQ901688


Authors: Barak Bringoltz, Michael Teper Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 12 January 2016

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We calculate the ground state energies of closed k-strings in (2+1)-dimensional SU(N) gauge theories, for N=4,5,6,8 and k=2,3,4. From the dependence of the ground state energy on the string length, we infer that such k-strings are described by an effective string theory that is in the same bosonic universality class (Nambu-Goto) as the fundamental string. When we compare the continuum k-string tensions to the corresponding fundamental string tensions, we find that the ratios are close to, but typically 1-2 percent above, the Casimir scaling values favoured by some theoretical approaches. Fitting the N-dependence in a model-independent way favours an expansion in 1/N (as in Casimir scaling) rather than the 1/N^2 that is suggested by naive colour counting. We also observe that the low-lying spectrum of k-string states falls into sectors that belong to particular irreducible representations of SU(N), demonstrating that the dynamics of string binding knows about the full gauge group and not just about its centre.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.1490




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