Abstract
We investigate the effectiveness of using smearing as a means to generate a preconditioning transformation for gauge fields prior to fixing to Maximal Centre Gauge. This still leaves the gauge-fixed field in the original gauge orbit. As expected, we find that this preconditioning leads to higher maxima of the gauge-fixing condition, resulting in lower numbers of P-vortices. We also find that removing vortices appears to give a loss of confinement for all cases but that the string tension as measured from vortex-only configurations drops from about 65% to as low as 26% when using the preconditioning method.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Science: 25th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory |
Place of Publication | Italy |
Publisher | Sissa Medialab Srl |
Number of pages | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory - Regensburg, Germany Duration: 30 Jul 2007 → 4 Aug 2007 Conference number: 25th |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of Science |
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Volume | 042 |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Regensburg |
Period | 30/07/07 → 4/08/07 |