Gauge Invariance and Stability of SNO vacuum in QCD

Abstract

We point out a critical defect in the calculation of the functional determinant of the gluon loop in the Savvidy-Nielsen-Olesen (SNO) effective action. We prove that the gauge invariance naturally exclude the unstable tachyonic modes from the gluon loop integral. This guarantees the stability of the magnetic condensation in QCD.

4 pages, 2 figures