Polyakov's confinement mechanism for generalized Maxwell theory
arXiv:2212.11568 · doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2023)119
Abstract
We study fractional-derivative Maxwell theory, as appears in effective descriptions of, for example, large QED, graphene, and some types of surface defects. We argue that when the theory is UV completed on a lattice, monopole condensation leads to a confining phase via the Polyakov confinement mechanism.
24 pages + references, 6 figures
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