Monopoles and Vortices in the SU(2) Positive Plaquette Model
arXiv:hep-lat/9810011 · doi:10.1016/S0920-5632(99)85138-X
Abstract
We study the heavy quark potential in the SU(2) positive plaquette model using monopoles in the maximum abelian gauge, and vortices. Monopoles give a quantitative description of the string tension. Vortices approximately reproduce the entire heavy quark potential.
3 pages, latex, 2 postscript figures