Monopoles and the phase structure of 4D U(1) lattice gauge theory with unit-charge Higgs fields

J. M.F. Labastida; E. Sánchez-Velasco; R. E. Shrock; Peter Wills

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(86)90490-6

Monopoles and the phase structure of 4D U(1) lattice gauge theory with unit-charge Higgs fields

J. M.F. Labastida
, E. Sánchez-Velasco
, R. E. Shrock
, Peter Wills

Institute for Theoretical Physics

Stony Brook University

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We study monopole excitations in 4D U(1) lattice gauge theory with unit-charge Higgs fields using analytic and Monte Carlo techniques. We also determine the effect on the phase structure of a parameter μ which suppresses monopoles. It is found that the Coulomb-confinement and Higgs-confinement transitions are monopole driven, while the Coulomb-Higgs transition is insensitive to the presence of monopoles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	393-414
Number of pages	22
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	264
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(86)90490-6
State	Published - 1986

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