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Vacuum tunneling in gravity
Topologically non-trivial vacuum structure in gravity models with Cartan
variables (vielbein and contortion) is considered. We study the possibility of
vacuum space-time tunneling in Einstein gravity assuming that the vielbein may
play a fundamental role in quantum gravitational phenomena. It has been shown
that in the case of RP3 space topology the tunneling between non-trivial
topological vacuums can be realized by means of Eguchi-Hanson gravitational
instanton. In Riemann-Cartan geometric approach to quantum gravity the vacuum
tunneling can be provided by means of contortion quantum fluctuations. We
define double self-duality condition for the contortion and give explicit
self-dual configurations which can contribute to vacuum tunneling amplitude.Comment: 11 pages, 1 fig. is added, final versio
Cho and Pak reply to Lamm et al. comment on "A Convergent Series for the QED Effective Action"
Cho and Pak reply to Lamm et al. [hep-th/0007108] comment on "A Convergent
Series for the Effective Action of QED" [hep-th/0006057].Comment: 1 pag
Abelian Dominance in Wilson Loops
It has been conjectured that the Abelian projection of QCD is responsible for
the confinement of color. Using a gauge independent definition of the Abelian
projection which does {\it not} employ any gauge fixing, we provide a strong
evidence for the Abelian dominance in Wilson loop integral. In specific we
prove that the gauge potential which contributes to the Wilson loop integral is
precisely the one restricted by the Abelian projection.Comment: 4 pages, no figure, revtex. Phys. Rev. D in pres
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