9 papers
Gluon Chain Model of the Confining Force
J. Greensite, Charles B. Thorn
We develop a picture of the QCD string as a chain of constituent gluons, bound by attractive nearest-neighbor forces which may be treated perturbatively. This picture accounts for…
Remarks on the Gribov Problem in Direct Maximal Center Gauge
M. Faber, J. Greensite, S. Olejnik
We review the equivalence of maximal center gauge fixing to the problem of finding the best fit, to a given lattice gauge field, by a thin vortex configuration. This fit is necessa…
First Evidence for Center Dominance in SU(3) Lattice Gauge Theory
M. Faber, J. Greensite, S. Olejnik
The dominance of center degrees of freedom is observed in SU(3) lattice gauge theory in maximal center gauge. The full asymptotic string tension is reproduced, after center project…
The Vortex-Finding Property of Maximal Center (and Other) Gauges
M. Faber, J. Greensite, S. Olejnik +1
We argue that the ``vortex-finding'' property of maximal center gauge, i.e. the ability of this gauge to locate center vortices inserted by hand on any given lattice, is the key to…
Vortex Structure vs. Monopole Dominance in Abelian-Projected Gauge Theory
J. Ambjorn, J. Giedt, J. Greensite
We find that Polyakov lines, computed in abelian-projected SU(2) lattice gauge theory in the confined phase, have finite expectation values for lines corresponding to two units of…
The Structure of Projected Center Vortices in Lattice Gauge Theory
R. Bertle, M. Faber, J. Greensite +1
We investigate the structure of center vortices in maximal center gauge of SU(2) lattice gauge theory at zero and finite temperature. In center projection the vortices (called P-vo…