String representation of Wilson loops

Authors
Alvarez, E Gomez, C Ortin, T
Citation
E. Alvarez et al., String representation of Wilson loops, NUCL PHYS B, 545(1-3), 1999, pp. 217-232
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B
ISSN journal
05503213 → ACNP
Volume
545
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
217 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0550-3213(19990419)545:1-3<217:SROWL>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We explore the consequences of imposing Polyakov's zig/zag invariance in th e search for a confining string. We first find that the requirement of zig/ zag invariance seems to be incompatible with space-time supersymmetry. We t hen try to find zig/zag-invariant string backgrounds on which to implement the minimal-area prescription for the calculation of Wilson loops consideri ng different possibilities. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.