Colour charges and the anti-screening contribution to the interquark potential

Martin Lavelle, David McMullan
1998 Physics Letters B  
Asymptotic freedom arises from the dominance of anti-screening over screening in non-abelian gauge theories. In this paper we will present a simple and physically appealing derivation of the anti-screening contribution to the interquark potential. Our method allows us to identify the dominant gluonic distribution around static quarks. Extensions are discussed.
doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(98)00866-1 fatcat:hvnx7jhflnflfew2sllbwhy2li