Topological problems in gauge theories

Y. Nambu

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1979, vol. 96, issue 1, 89-98

Abstract: Various topological configurations of gauge fields are discussed from a unified point of view which emphasizes the notion of almost pure gauges. These configurations generate a nontrivial entropy S in the Feynman functional integral, thus making the free action Θ = I − g2S rather than the action I the relevant physical quantity. A proposal is made to use phenomenological models for H to discuss quark confinement.

Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(79)90196-1

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