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The Relationship of the Laplacian Gauge to the Landau Gauge

arXiv:hep-lat/0111019

Abstract

The Laplacian gauge for gauge group SU(N) is discussed in perturbation theory. It is shown that to the lowest non-trivial order, O(g^1), configurations in the Laplacian gauge automatically satisfy the (finite difference) Landau gauge condition. Laplacian gauge fixed configurations are examined numerically and it is seen that to O(g^2) they do not remain in the Landau gauge.

3 pages; postscript only; LATTICE2001(Theoretical Developments)