Dual gluons and monopoles in 2+1 dimensional Yang-Mills theory
arXiv:hep-th/9806148 · doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00247-1
Abstract
2+1-dimensional Yang-Mills theory is reinterpreted in terms of metrics on 3-manifolds. The dual gluons are related to diffeomorphisms of the 3-manifold. Monopoles are identified with points where the Ricci tensor has triply degenerate eigenvalues. The dual gluons have the desired interaction with these monopoles. This would give a mass for the dual gluons resulting in confinement.
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