# Dual vortices in Abelian projected SU(2) in the Polyakov gauge

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the presence and behavior of dual Abrikosov vortices in Abelian projected SU(2) gauge theory within the Polyakov gauge, highlighting differences from the maximal Abelian gauge due to charge shielding effects.

## Contribution

It demonstrates the existence of vortices in the Polyakov gauge and explains their suppression compared to the maximal Abelian gauge through charge shielding mechanisms.

## Key findings

- Vortices are present in the Polyakov gauge.
- Vortices are suppressed relative to the maximal Abelian gauge.
- Charge shielding by coset fields explains the suppression.

## Abstract

We study dual Abrikosov vortices in Abelian projected SU(2) gauge theory in the Polyakov gauge. We show that vortices are present in this gauge but they are suppressed with respect to the maximal Abelian gauge. We interpret this difference in terms of the shielding of the electric charge by the charged coset fields.