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Casimir Scaling in SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theory

Carlo Piccioni
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By employing the multilevel algorithm in numerical Monte Carlo simulations, we evaluate the static potential in four dimensional SU(2) lattice gauge theory with no dynamical fermions, for static sources in the j=1/2,1,3/2 representations. We find data supporting the Casimir scaling hypothesis. With the same technique we show that the ratio of the logarithm of Wilson loops in the j=2 and j=1/2 representations, as a function of the area of the loops, also satisfies Casimir scaling.

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Carlo Piccioni. 2006-07-18. Casimir Scaling in SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theory. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.73.114509

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