2006/07/31 by Alessio D'Alessandro, A. D'Alessandro, Massimo D’Elia +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-lat
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.03.037
published as Nucl.Phys.B774:168-181,2007 · 23 pages, 15 figures. Simulations on finer lattices and with different monopole charges added. Final version to be published in Nuclear Physics B
openalex publication_date 2007/04/12 · arxiv created 2007/05/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We address, within the dual superconductivity model for color confinement, the question whether the Yang-Mills vacuum behaves as a superconductor of type I or type II. In order to do that we compare, for the theory with gauge group SU(2), the determination of the field penetration depth λ with that of the superconductor correlation length ξ. The latter is obtained by measuring the temporal correlator of a disorder parameter developed by the Pisa group to detect dual superconductivity. The comparison places the vacuum close to the border between type I and type II and marginally on the type II side. We also check our results against the study of directly measurable effects such as the interaction between two parallel flux tubes, obtaining consistent indications for a weak repulsive behaviour. Future strategies to improve our investigation are discussed.