Abstract
We discuss the lattice formulation of the 't Hooft surface, that is, the two-dimensional surface operator of a dual variable. The 't Hooft surface describes the world sheets of topological vortices. We derive the formulas to calculate the expectation value of the 't Hooft surface in the multiple-charge lattice Abelian Higgs model and in the lattice non-Abelian Higgs model. As the first demonstration of the formula, we compute the intervortex potential in the charge-2 lattice Abelian Higgs model.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 034517 |
Journal | Physical Review D |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Aug 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)