The colour adjoint static potential from Wilson loops with generator insertions and its physical interpretation

Abstract

We discuss the non-perturbative computation and interpretation of a colour adjoint static potential based on Wilson loops with generator insertions. Numerical lattice results for SU(2) gauge theory are presented and compared to corresponding perturbative results.

Comments: 7 pages, 2 figures, talk given at the 31st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2013), July 29-August 3 2013, Mainz, Germany