Brane Condensation and Confinement

TL;DR

This paper investigates how topological defect condensation in a tensor field theory leads to a potential combining Yukawa and linear terms, resulting in confinement of static charges.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analysis of confinement via topological defect condensation using gauge-invariant, path-dependent variables.

Findings

Interaction energy includes Yukawa and linear potentials.

Static charges are confined due to the combined potential.

The study provides a new perspective on confinement mechanisms.

Abstract

We study the static quantum potential for a theory of anti-symmetric tensor fields that results from the condensation of topological defects, within the framework of the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism. Our calculations show that the interaction energy is the sum of a Yukawa and a linear potentials, leading to the confinement of static probe charges.