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We test the static quark-antiquark potential inSU(3) lattice gauge theory, at β=5.8 on a 164 lattice. We find an anisotropy on the level of 3% for small distances,r≲3a. We discuss the implications of this effect on the determination of the string tension.
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Sommer, R., Schilling, K. Testing the rotational symmetry of theSU(3) potential. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 29, 95–98 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571386
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