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QCD monopoles, abelian projections and gauge invariance

2017/07/25 by A. Di Giacomo, Di Giacomo, Adriano
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1707.07896

openalex publication_date 2017/07/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

It is shown that the creation of a monopole is a gauge invariant statement, based on topology. Creating a monopole is independent on the abelian projection in which it is created. This is fundamental in defining an order parameter for detecting dual superconductivity of the QCD vacuum.

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