• quantum field theory, Wilson loops are gauge invariant operators arising from the parallel transport of gauge variables around closed loops. They encode all...
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    {SU} (2)} , Wilson loops are an over complete basis as there are identities relating different Wilson loops. These occur because Wilson loops are based...
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  • physics is viewed as the Lagrangian integral of the Chern–Simons form and Wilson loop, holonomy of vector bundle on M. These explain why the Chern–Simons theory...
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    Wilson loops and holonomies. The loop representation is a quantum hamiltonian representation of gauge theories in terms of loops. The aim of the loop...
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  • field theory, the 't Hooft loop is a magnetic analogue of the Wilson loop whose spatial loop operator give rise to thin loops of magnetic flux associated...
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  • In quantum field theory, the Polyakov loop is the thermal analogue of the Wilson loop, acting as an order parameter for confinement in pure gauge theories...
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    concept is the Wilson loop (named after Kenneth G. Wilson). In lattice QCD, the final term of the above Lagrangian is discretized via Wilson loops, and more...
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  • function. This is the case of the Wilson loop, which is defined as a path-ordered exponential to guarantee that the Wilson loop encodes the holonomy of the...
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    a Wilson loop is flipped, its contribution to the action remains unchanged. There are many possible Wilson actions, depending on which Wilson loops are...
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  • relations implied by the topologies of the surface and of the bundle. Wilson loop variables (certain important variables on the space) were defined using...
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    the order operator for confinement are thermal versions of Wilson loops known as Polyakov loops. The confinement scale or QCD scale is the scale at which...
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  • gauge fields Wilson loop, loop operator in quantum field theory Wilson Cycle, Geophysical model of the opening and closing of rifts Wilson (company), Norwegian...
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  • spin networks arose as a generalization of Wilson loops necessary to deal with mutually intersecting loops. Mathematically, spin networks are related...
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    get the path integral for the Wilson loops, we substitute for a source describing two particles moving in closed loops, i.e. J = J 1 + J 2 {\displaystyle...
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    whereas in the amplituhedron approach, it is implicit. Associahedron Wilson loop Arkani-Hamed, Nima; Trnka, Jaroslav (2014). "The Amplituhedron". Journal...
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  • Fermi's interaction Path-ordering Landau pole Higgs mechanism Wilson line Wilson loop Tadpole (physics) Lattice gauge theory BRST charge Anomaly (physics)...
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  • 086001. S2CID 13960304. Bigazzi; Cotrone; Martucci; Pando Zayas (2004). "Wilson Loop, Regge Trajectory and Hadron Masses in a Yang-Mills Theory from Semiclassical...
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    quantum number Twist (disambiguation)#Mathematics, science, and technology Wilson loop Writhe Möbius, August (1865). "Über die Bestimmung des Inhaltes eines...
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    gauge-invariant (i.e., invariant under gauge transformations) is the Wilson loop, which is defined over any closed path, γ, as follows: χ ( ρ ) ( P {...
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    asymptotic freedom in the form of a nonperturbative equation for the Wilson loop, in collaboration with his student, Yuri Makeenko. This equation is now...
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  • lattice gauge action can be constructed from any discretized Wilson loop. As long as the loops are suitably averaged over orientations and translations in...
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  • 1007/JHEP01(2011)041. Caron-Huot, S. (2011). "Notes on the scattering amplitude — Wilson loop duality". Journal of High Energy Physics (7): 58. arXiv:1010.1167. Bibcode:2011JHEP...
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    Loop over the Wilson Bridge. A short stretch of the bridge just before this sign is in DC. Welcome to Maryland sign on the Outer Loop over the Wilson...
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  • "Loop de Loop (Flip Flop Flyin' in an Aeroplane)" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, and...
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    considering a certain Wilson loop, if the vortices are generally long, most vortices will only pierce the surface within the Wilson loop once. Furthermore...
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    parameters. Geometric phase Hannay angle Wannier function Berry phase Wilson loop Winding number Byers–Yang theorem Aharonov–Casher effect Maxwell–Lodge...
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  • Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle...
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    Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing...
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    A\cdot dx\right).} The map from paths to group elements is called the Wilson loop or the holonomy, and for a U(1) gauge group it is the phase factor which...
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    expected to see". Looper.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020. Flook, Ray (February 28, 2021). "The Rookie S03 Goes 'True Crime': Rainn Wilson, Celebrity Cults...
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