Dynamical fermions, centre vortices, and emergent phenomena
arXiv:2211.13421 · doi:10.1051/epjconf/202227401002
Abstract
The non-trivial ground-state vacuum fields of QCD form the foundation of matter. Here we examine the centre vortices identified within the ground-state fields of lattice QCD. We aim to understand the manner in which dynamical fermions in the QCD vacuum alter the centre-vortex structure. Using modern visualisation techniques, the centre-vortex structure of pure-gauge and dynamical-fermion fields is quantified and compared. We then explore the impact this modified structure has on measures of confinement and dynamical mass generation. The string tension of the static quark potential, positivity-violation in the gluon propagator, and dynamical mass generation in the overlap quark propagator are of particular interest. The impact of dynamical fermions is significant and provides new insights into the role of centre vortices in underpinning both confinement and dynamical chiral symmetry breaking in QCD.
arXiv comment12 pages, 9 figures including 4 3D-interactive in Adobe Reader. Plenary presentation at the XVth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum conference, 1st-6th August 2022, Stavanger, Norway. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2205.12518
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