Colour Charges and the Anti-Screening Contribution to the Interquark Potential

TL;DR

This paper presents a straightforward derivation of the anti-screening contribution to the interquark potential, highlighting the dominant gluonic distribution around static quarks and discussing possible extensions.

Contribution

It introduces a simple, physically appealing method to derive the anti-screening effect in non-abelian gauge theories, clarifying the gluonic distribution around static quarks.

Findings

Anti-screening dominates over screening in the interquark potential.

The method identifies the dominant gluonic distribution around static quarks.

Extensions of the approach are discussed.

Abstract

Asymptotic freedom arises from the dominance of anti-screening over screening in non-abelian gauge theories. In this paper we will present a simple and physically appealing derivation of the anti-screening contribution to the interquark potential. Our method allows us to identify the dominant gluonic distribution around static quarks. Extensions are discussed.