Speaker
Yuya Tanizaki
(YITP, Kyoto)
Description
We propose the gauge-invariant criteria for the center-vortex and monopole condensation using the twisted partition functions: Center vortex condensation is characterized by the torus twisted partition function, and the monopole condensation is by the lens-space twisted partition function. After presenting its physical justification, we prove that, under the presence of the mass gap, the center-vortex condensation requires the monopole condensation.