Spectrum of k-string tensions in SU(N) gauge theories
Date
2002Source
Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings SupplementsVolume
106-107Pages
688-690Google Scholar check
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We compute, for the four-dimensional SU(4) and SU(6) gauge theories formulated on a lattice, the string tensions σκ related to sources with ZN charge κ, using Monte Carlo simulations. Our results are compatible with σκ ∝ sin κπ/N, and show sizeable deviations from Casimir scaling.