1996/07/05 by A. Polyakov, A. M. Polyakov · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0550-3213(96)00601-3
published as Nucl.Phys. B486 (1997) 23-33 · 13 pages
arxiv created 1996/07/05 · openalex publication_date 1997/02/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2020/07/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We propose a hypothesis that all gauge theories are equivalent to a certain non-standard string theory. Different gauge groups are accounted for by weights ascribed to the world sheets of different topologies. The hypothesis is checked in the case of the compact abelian theories, where we show how condensing monopole -instanton fields are reproduced by the summation over surfaces. In the non-abelian case we prove that the loop equations are satisfied modulo contact terms. The structure of these terms unfortunately remains undetermined.