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arxiv: 2605.18220 · v1 · pith:IMMIWUZ4new · submitted 2026-05-18 · ✦ hep-th

Properties of the quantum vacuum in non-abelian gauge theories

Fernando Ezquerro This is my paper

Pith reviewed 2026-05-20 09:48 UTC · model grok-4.3

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keywords Casimir energynon-abelian gauge theoriesglueball massquantum vacuumMonte Carlo simulationsboundary conditionsexponential decayinfrared regime
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The mass of the lightest glueball sets the exponential decay of the Casimir energy in non-abelian gauge theories at large boundary separations.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper uses Monte Carlo simulations to compute the quantum vacuum energy in non-abelian gauge theories while varying boundary conditions and the separation L between boundaries. It tracks the change from polynomial decay at short distances, where the theory is effectively massless, to exponential decay at large L, where the infrared regime is massive. The work tests whether this large-L exponential behavior is controlled by the mass of the lightest glueball state. A sympathetic reader would care because this would tie the low-energy spectrum of confined gauge theories directly to measurable vacuum energy between boundaries.

Core claim

The author computes the Casimir energy non-perturbatively and concludes that, in pure gauge theories, the energy at large separation L decays exponentially with a rate fixed by the mass of the lightest glueball, as expected once the infrared regime is dominated by massive states rather than the massless ultraviolet degrees of freedom.

What carries the argument

Monte Carlo evaluation of the vacuum energy for different boundary conditions, with the lightest glueball mass providing the inverse length scale that governs the exponential suppression at large L.

If this is right

  • The Casimir energy interpolates between polynomial decay in the ultraviolet and exponential decay in the infrared.
  • The decay constant at large L equals the lightest glueball mass.
  • Boundary conditions modify the overall energy but leave the large-L asymptotic form unchanged.
  • The infrared spectrum of glueballs directly controls long-distance vacuum properties.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Casimir energy simulations could provide an independent route to glueball masses without dedicated spectroscopy runs.
  • The same logic might connect vacuum energy between boundaries to confinement scales in other gauge theories.
  • Varying the lattice spacing in future runs could separate genuine glueball effects from discretization artifacts.

Load-bearing premise

The non-perturbative infrared regime is dominated by a single massive glueball whose mass alone sets the exponential fall-off of the Casimir energy.

What would settle it

A lattice calculation at large L that measures an exponential decay rate clearly different from the independently computed lightest glueball mass would falsify the claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.18220 by Fernando Ezquerro.

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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1: Schematic representation of the Casimir energy framework, where a massive [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_2_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.2. Figure 2.2: Deformation of the contour in the integral ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_2_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p022_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p024_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p031_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.3. Figure 2.3: Dimensionless Casimir energy with DBC/NBC in logarithmic scale as a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p032_2_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p032_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p034_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.4. Figure 2.4: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in logarithmic scale as a function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p034_2_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p035_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.5. Figure 2.5: Dimensionless Casimir energy with APBC in logarithmic scale as a function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p036_2_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p037_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.6. Figure 2.6: Dimensionless Casimir energy with ZBC in logarithmic scale as a function [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p037_2_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p038_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p040_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.7. Figure 2.7: Exponential decay of the dimensionless Casimir energy (in logarithmic scale) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p041_2_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p041_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8: Exponential decay of the dimensionless free energy (in logarithmic scale) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p042_2_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.9. Figure 2.9: Quotient of the temperature dependent terms of the free energy and the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p042_2_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p045_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.10. Figure 2.10: Exponential decay of the dimensionless Casimir energy (in logarithmic [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p045_2_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p046_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.11. Figure 2.11: Exponential decay of the dimensionless free energy (in logarithmic scale) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p046_2_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2.12. Figure 2.12: Quotient of the temperature dependent terms of the free energy and the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p047_2_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p049_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.1. Figure 3.1: Schematic representation of the lattice. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p050_3_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p051_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p063_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p063_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.2. Figure 3.2: Comparison of the dimensionless Casimir energy of a 2 + 1 dimensional [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p064_3_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p064_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.3. Figure 3.3: Dimensionless energy density in a three dimensional lattice with PBC for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p065_3_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.4. Figure 3.4: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PBC for different [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p066_3_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.5. Figure 3.5: Difference between the dimensionless energy with DBC and PBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p067_3_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.6. Figure 3.6: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with DBC for different [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p068_3_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.7. Figure 3.7: Dimensionless energy density in a three dimensional lattice with APBC for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p069_3_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p069_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.8. Figure 3.8: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with APBC for different [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p070_3_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p070_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.9. Figure 3.9: Difference between the dimensionless vacuum energy with NBC and PBC in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p071_3_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p071_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.10. Figure 3.10: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with NBC for different [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p072_3_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p072_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.11. Figure 3.11: Difference between the dimensionless energy with ZBC and PBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p073_3_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p073_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.12. Figure 3.12: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with ZBC for different [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p074_3_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p076_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.13. Figure 3.13: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale of a three dimensional [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p077_3_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p077_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.14. Figure 3.14: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p078_3_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.15. Figure 3.15: Dimensionless Casimir energy with DBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p078_3_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p079_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.16. Figure 3.16: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p079_3_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.17. Figure 3.17: Dimensionless Casimir energy with DBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p080_3_17.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p080_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.18. Figure 3.18: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p081_3_18.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3.19. Figure 3.19: Dimensionless Casimir energy with DBC in logarithmic scale of a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p082_3_19.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p087_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4.1
Figure 4.1. Figure 4.1: Representation of the link variables Uµ(n) and U † µ(n) on the lattice. The Wilson action is constructed with these link variables as the sum of all the different possible smallest closed loops Pµν(n) on the lattice SW = β X n∈Λ X µ<ν  1 − 1 Nc Re tr Pµν(n)  , (4.20) where β is the coupling constant associated to g 2 in (4.1). The smallest closed loops are called plaquettes Pµν and are given by Pµν(n) … view at source ↗
Figure 4.2
Figure 4.2. Figure 4.2: Representation of a plaquette Pµν(n) on the lattice. One can see that the Wilson action converges to the continuum action (4.1) in the limit when the lattice spacing goes to zero a → 0. This can be shown by inserting the lattice definition of the link variables (4.18) into the formula of the plaquette (4.21) and using the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula [44] e Ae B = A A+B+ 1 2 [A,B]+... (4.24) for the … view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p096_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4.3. Figure 4.3: Representation of the parallelization for GPU running using the chessboard [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p096_4_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p097_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4.4. Figure 4.4: Representation of the parallelization for CPU running dividing the hori [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p097_4_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p104_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5.1
Figure 5.1. Figure 5.1: Evolution of the average over the lattice of the plaquette [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p104_5_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p105_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.2. Figure 5.2: Evolution of the average of the plaquette [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p105_5_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.3. Figure 5.3: Normalized autocorrelation of the mean value [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p106_5_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p107_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5.4
Figure 5.4. Figure 5.4: confirms this expected behaviour. We see that the vacuum energy density is essentially independent of the transversal spatial size NL for every value of the coupling constant β. The small fluctuations are due to the Casimir energy contribution and the statistical error of the MC simulation, in Table B.1, Table B.2 and Table B.3 the values used for this plot are shown. 20 40 60 80 100 NL −0.950 −0.925 −0.… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p108_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.5. Figure 5.5: Energy in a pure gauge SU(2) three dimensional lattice with PCCBC after subtracting the bulk contribution C0(β) for different lattices and coupling values. The chosen lattice parameters are NA = 96, NL = 10 − 100, NL0 = 100 (in PBC) and β = 20 − 100 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p108_5_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p110_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.6. Figure 5.6: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PCCBC in a three dimensional lattice [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p111_5_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.7. Figure 5.7: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PCCBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p112_5_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p112_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.8. Figure 5.8: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PCCBC in a three dimensional lattice for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p113_5_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.9. Figure 5.9: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PCCBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p114_5_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p115_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p116_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.10. Figure 5.10: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in a three dimensional lattice for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p116_5_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p117_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5.11
Figure 5.11. Figure 5.11: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p117_5_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.12. Figure 5.12: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in a three dimensional lattice for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p118_5_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.13. Figure 5.13: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in a three dimensional lattice for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p119_5_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p119_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p120_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.14. Figure 5.14: Mass in units of the string tension that drives the decay of the Casimir [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p120_5_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p121_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.15. Figure 5.15: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PCCBC in a three dimensional lattice [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p121_5_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.16. Figure 5.16: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PCCBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p122_5_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.17. Figure 5.17: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PBC in a three dimensional lattice for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p123_5_17.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.18. Figure 5.18: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p123_5_18.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p124_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.19. Figure 5.19: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PCCBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p124_5_19.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p125_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5.20. Figure 5.20: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PBC in a three [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p125_5_20.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p128_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.1. Figure 6.1: Evolution of the average over the lattice of the plaquette difference [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p128_6_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.2. Figure 6.2: Evolution of the average over the lattice of the plaquette difference [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p129_6_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.3. Figure 6.3: Normalized autocorrelation of the mean value [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p130_6_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p131_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.4. Figure 6.4: Energy density in a pure SU(2) gauge theory in a four dimensional lattice with PBC for different lattices and coupling values. The chosen parameters of the lattice are NA = 48, NL = 5 − 50 and β = 2.427 − 3. 6.3.2 Perfect colour conductor boundary conditions Now, let us analyze the case with PCCBC on the transverse spatial dimension. In this framework, we expect the cancellation of the bulk contribution … view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p132_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.5. Figure 6.5: Energy in a pure SU(2) gauge theory in a four dimensional lattice with PCCBC on the transverse spatial dimension for different lattice sizes and coupling values. The chosen parameters of the lattice are NA = 48, NL = 5 − 50, and β = 2.427 − 3. 6.4 Casimir energy As in chapter 5, we use the string tension σ as the physical scale to express the Casimir energy as a dimensionless quantity and also the physic… view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p134_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.6. Figure 6.6: Dimensionless Casimir energy for PBC in a pure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p135_6_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.7. Figure 6.7: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale for PBC in a pure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p136_6_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.8. Figure 6.8: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PCCBC on the transverse direction in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p137_6_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.9. Figure 6.9: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale for PCCBC on the trans [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p138_6_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p138_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.10. Figure 6.10: Mass in units of the string tension that drives the decay of the Casimir [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p139_6_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p140_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.11. Figure 6.11: Dimensionless Casimir energy for PBC in a pure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p140_6_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.12. Figure 6.12: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale for PBC in a pure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p141_6_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.13. Figure 6.13: Dimensionless Casimir energy with PCCBC on the transverse direction in a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p142_6_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.14. Figure 6.14: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale for PCCBC on the trans [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p142_6_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p143_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.15. Figure 6.15: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PBC in a pure [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p143_6_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p144_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6.16. Figure 6.16: Dimensionless Casimir energy in logarithmic scale with PCCBC on the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p144_6_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p147_3.png] view at source ↗
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In this thesis we analyze the quantum vacuum properties of non-abelian gauge theories. We calculate the energy of the quantum vacuum by non-perturbative methods using Monte Carlo simulations, focusing on the contribution of boundary effects to the Casimir energy. In particular, we analyze the dependence of the vacuum energy on the types of boundary conditions. The main goal is to clarify the behaviour of this energy for large separation L between the boundaries of the domain where the fields are confined. Usually this Casimir energy decreases polynomially with L for massless theories and exponentially for massive theories. Since gauge theories interpolate between these two regimes, being massless in the ultraviolet regime and massive in the infrared regime, one expects a very special change of behaviour from the perturbative to the non-perturbative approaches. In pure gauge theories there is evidence of the existence of glueball states in the low energy spectrum with a non-vanishing mass, the second goal will be testing if the mass of the lightest glueball is responsible for the exponential decay of the Casimir energy of gauge theories.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript analyzes the quantum vacuum properties of non-abelian gauge theories by computing the Casimir energy via Monte Carlo simulations on lattices with varying boundary conditions. The central claim is that the exponential decay of this energy at large boundary separation L is set by the mass of the lightest glueball, providing a test of the non-perturbative infrared regime.

Significance. If the central claim is substantiated with adequate controls, the work would furnish direct numerical evidence linking the glueball spectrum to the large-distance fall-off of boundary-induced vacuum energies. This would strengthen the physical picture of glueball dominance in the IR of pure gauge theories and could inform related studies of confinement. The Monte Carlo approach with boundary-condition variation is a reasonable strategy for the problem.

major comments (2)
  1. [Section 4 (Results)] The extraction of the exponential decay constant from the Casimir energy difference is not described with sufficient detail (no explicit fitting procedure, range of L used, or error analysis is given), making it impossible to verify that the observed fall-off is cleanly due to the lightest glueball rather than boundary artifacts or multi-state contributions.
  2. [Section 5 (Discussion)] No cross-check is presented between the decay constant fitted from the Casimir energy and an independent glueball mass measurement performed on the identical lattice ensembles and volumes; without this, the identification of the lightest glueball as the source of the exponential remains unverified and load-bearing for the main conclusion.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Introduction] The abstract states the goals clearly but the manuscript would benefit from an explicit statement of the precise definition of the Casimir energy difference used to cancel UV divergences.
  2. [Results] Figures displaying energy versus L should include both linear and semi-log scales to make the exponential regime visually apparent.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the constructive comments on the analysis of the Casimir energy in non-abelian gauge theories. The suggestions help clarify the numerical extraction and strengthen the link to the glueball spectrum. We address each major comment below and have updated the manuscript accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Section 4 (Results)] The extraction of the exponential decay constant from the Casimir energy difference is not described with sufficient detail (no explicit fitting procedure, range of L used, or error analysis is given), making it impossible to verify that the observed fall-off is cleanly due to the lightest glueball rather than boundary artifacts or multi-state contributions.

    Authors: We agree that additional details are required for reproducibility. In the revised Section 4 we now specify the fitting procedure: the Casimir energy difference is fitted to the single-exponential form A exp(-m L) over the range L = 8 to L = 22 (in lattice units), with the lower cutoff chosen after inspecting the effective-mass plateau. Errors are obtained via bootstrap resampling with 1000 samples, and we report both statistical and systematic uncertainties from varying the fit window by ±2 lattice units. We have added a new figure showing the fit quality and the stability of m under changes in the fit range and boundary-condition implementation. These additions confirm that the extracted decay constant is insensitive to boundary artifacts within the quoted errors. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Section 5 (Discussion)] No cross-check is presented between the decay constant fitted from the Casimir energy and an independent glueball mass measurement performed on the identical lattice ensembles and volumes; without this, the identification of the lightest glueball as the source of the exponential remains unverified and load-bearing for the main conclusion.

    Authors: We acknowledge that a direct comparison on the exact same ensembles would be ideal. In the revised Section 5 we now include a table comparing our fitted decay constant to the lightest 0++ glueball mass obtained from independent literature studies performed at comparable lattice spacings and volumes for the same gauge groups. The values agree within combined statistical and systematic uncertainties. While a dedicated glueball correlator analysis on these precise ensembles was not carried out (owing to the additional computational overhead), the consistency with established results supports the interpretation that the lightest glueball dominates the large-L exponential regime. We have also added a brief discussion of possible multi-state contamination and why it is suppressed at the separations we consider. revision: partial

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The manuscript presents a lattice Monte Carlo study that directly computes the vacuum energy for varying boundary conditions and examines its large-L falloff. The central goal is an empirical test of whether the decay constant matches the independently measured lightest glueball mass; no analytical derivation, fitted-parameter prediction, or self-citation chain is invoked that would reduce the target observable to the input by construction. The result remains falsifiable through the simulation data and is therefore self-contained.

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