Abstract
Linear lattice gauge theory is based on link variables that are arbitrary complex or real N×N matrices, in distinction to the usual (non-linear) formulation with unitary or orthogonal matrices. For a large region in parameter space both formulations belong to the same universality class, such that the continuum limits of linear and non-linear lattice gauge theory are identical. We explore if the linear formulation can help to find a non-perturbative continuum limit formulated in terms of continuum fields. Linear lattice gauge theory exhibits excitations beyond the gauge fields. In the linear formulation the running gauge coupling corresponds to the flow of the minimum of a “link potential”. This minimum occurs for a nonzero value of the link variable l0 in the perturbative regime, while l0 vanishes in the confinement regime. We discuss a flow equation for the scale-dependent location of the minimum l0(k).
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