[en] Gribov copies of the vacuum in two dimensional compact U(1) lattice gauge models are constructed. On the basis of this a gauge fixing algorithm is developped, which finds the minimum of the sum of link field squares. Numerical experience in a two dimensional Higgs model with fixed length scalar field is reported and the extension to three and four dimensional U(1) and four dimensional SU(2) gauge theories is briefly discussed. (orig.)
Source
Dec 1993; 10 p; HEP-LAT--9312039; ISSN 0418-9833; 