Monopoles and Vortices in the SU(2) Positive Plaquette Model

Abstract

We study the heavy quark potential in the SU(2) positive plaquette model using monopoles in the maximum abelian gauge, and vortices. Monopoles give a quantitative description of the string tension. Vortices approximately reproduce the entire heavy quark potential.

Comments: 3 pages, latex, 2 postscript figures