Free Energy of thick Center Vortices
Ch. Korn, H. Reinhardt, T. Tok
TL;DR
This paper calculates the free energy of thick center vortices in continuum Yang-Mills theory using one-loop approximation and proper time regularization, representing vortices as Abelian gauge fields with twisted boundary conditions.
Contribution
It introduces a novel calculation of vortex free energy in continuum Yang-Mills theory with a specific Abelian gauge field representation.
Findings
Computed free energy of thick center vortices.
Applied proper time regularization in the calculation.
Used twisted boundary conditions for gauge fields.
Abstract
The free energy of thick center vortices is calculated in continuum Yang-Mills theory in one-loop approximation using the proper time regularization. The vortices are represented by Abelian gauge field configurations on the torus which satisfy twisted boundary conditions.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism · Superconducting Materials and Applications · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics