Center vortices and the SU(3) conformal window
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.111.034516
Abstract: A novel approach for estimating the lower end of the SU(3) conformal window is presented through the study of center vortex geometry and its dependence on the number of fermion flavors Nf. Values ranging from… read more here.
Keywords: center vortices; window; vortices conformal; vortex ... See more keywords
4D ensembles of percolating center vortices and monopole defects: The emergence of flux tubes withN-ality and gluon confinement
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.98.036018
Abstract: Ensembles of magnetic defects represent quantum variables that have been detected and extensively explored in lattice ${\rm SU}(N)$ pure Yang-Mills theory. They successfully explain many properties of confinement and are strongly believed to capture the… read more here.
Keywords: ality; confinement; percolating center; flux tubes ... See more keywords
Phases of Theories with Z_{N} 1-Form Symmetry, and the Roles of Center Vortices and Magnetic Monopoles.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.134.141902
Abstract: We analyze the phases of theories having a microscopic Z_{N} 1-form symmetry, starting with a topological BF theory and deforming it so that only the microscopic symmetry is preserved. These theories have a well-defined notion… read more here.
Keywords: phases theories; center vortices; magnetic monopoles; form symmetry ... See more keywords
Center vortices in the novel phase of staggered fermions
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DOI: 10.1103/qhwc-4k7c
Abstract: The geometry of center vortices is studied in the novel lattice-artefact phase that appears with staggered fermions to elucidate any insight provided by the center-vortex degrees of freedom. For various numbers of fermion flavors, the… read more here.
Keywords: center vortices; staggered fermions; geometry; shift symmetry ... See more keywords
Branching of center vortices in SU(3) lattice gauge theory
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DOI: 10.15496/publikation-31050
Abstract: We analyze the branching of center vortices in $SU(3)$ Yang-Mills theory in maximal center gauge. When properly normalized, we can define a branching probability that turns out to be independent of the lattice spacing (in… read more here.
Keywords: gauge; branching probability; branching center; center ... See more keywords