Current Status of the Numerical Simulations of d=3 SU(2) Lattice Gauge   Theory in the Dual Formulation
  We have continued our systematic investigations of the numerical simulations of lattice gauge theories in the dual formulation. These include: i) a more practical implementation of the quasi-local updating technique, ii) a thorough investigation of the sign problem, iii) issues related to the ergodicity of the various update algorithms, iv) a novel way of measuring conventional observables like plaquette in the dual formalism and v) investigations of thermalisation. While the dual formulation holds out a lot of promises in principle, there are still some ways to go before it can be made into an attractive alternative lattice formulation. 
N.D. Hari Dass (IMSc, Chennai) and Dong-Shin Shin (IMSc, Chennai)