Goldstone modes on Wilson's surface

  • M. C. Ogilvie

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Abstract

In three-dimensional compact QED in its continuum formulation, Goldstone modes associated with surface fluctuations cause Wilson's surface to wander infinitely far from the minimal surface. On the lattice, this is only true for small coupling, due to the roughening transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-165
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume100
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 26 1981

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