  Results of lattice analysis indicate that the static potential in SU(3) gauge
theory is proportional to eigenvalue of quadratic Casimir operator for the
corresponding representation with a good accuracy. We discuss the mechanism of
possible deviations from the Casimir scaling in gluodynamics in terms of
correlators of path-ordered gauge-invariant operators defined on the worldsheet
of the confining string.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;High Energy Physics - Theory