Vortex Proliferation and the Dual Superconductor Scenario for Confinement: The 3D Compact U(1) Lattice Higgs Model
arXiv:hep-lat/0510099
Abstract
It is argued that the phase diagram of the 3D Compact U(1) Lattice Higgs Model is more refined than generally thought. The confined and Higgs phases are separated by a well-defined phase boundary, marked by proliferating vortices. It is shown that the confinement mechanism at work is precisely the dual superconductor scenario.
6 pages, 2 figures, Talk presented at Lattice 2005 (Spin and Higgs Models)