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Electric flux tube solutions in SU(3) gauge theory

Jude Pereira* and Tanmay Vachaspati†

  • *Contact author: jperei10@asu.edu
  • †Contact author: tvachasp@asu.edu
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Phys. Rev. D 113, 076018 – Published 28 April, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/gsxp-xp8z

Abstract

We consider electric flux tube solutions in SU(3) gauge theory with scalar fields in the fundamental representation. Such solutions can possibly be constructed in two classes, corresponding to the two maximally commuting generators λ3 and λ8 of SU(3). We successfully construct the 3-type solution with two scalar fields and show that it is immune to decay through Schwinger pair production of gauge bosons, but we have not been able to construct an 8-type solution.

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Phys. Rev. D 113, 076018– Published 28 April, 2026
  • Received 18 December 2025
  • Accepted 8 April 2026
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