Compact QED3 with theta term and axionic confining strings

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1997-03-18

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9703128v2

Phys.Rev. D56 (1997) 3718-3731

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

35 pages, LaTex, typing error corrected

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.56.3718

We discuss three dimensional compact QED with a theta term due to an axionic field. The variational gauge invariant functional is considered and it is shown that the ground state energy is independent of theta in a leading approximation. The mass gap of the axionic field is found to be dependent upon theta, the mass gap of the photon field and the scalar potential. The vacuum expectation of the Wilson loop is shown to be independent of theta in a leading approximation, to obey the area law and to lead to confinement. We also briefly discuss the properties of axionic confining strings.

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