Screening in Three-Dimensional QED

E. Abdalla; R. Banerjee

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.238

Screening in Three-Dimensional QED

E. Abdalla and R. Banerjee

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 238 – Published 12 January 1998

Abstract

We compute the quark-antiquark potential in three-dimensional massive quantum electrodynamics. The result indicates that screening prevails for large quark masses, contrary to the classical expectations. The classical result is reproduced for small separation of the quarks.

Received 25 April 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.238

Authors & Affiliations

E. Abdalla^* and R. Banerjee^†

Instituto de Física-USP, C.P.66318, 05315-970 S. Paulo, Brazil
Instituto de Física da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CP 68.528, 21.945-970 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

^*Electronic address: eabdalla@fma1.if.usp.br
^†On leave of absence from S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700.091, India.Electronic address: rabin@if.ufrj.br