We study the static quantum potential for a theory of anti-symmetric tensor fields that results from the condensation of topological defects, within the framework of the gauge-invariant but path-dependent variables formalism. Our calculations show that the interaction energy is the sum of a Yukawa and a linear potentials, leading to the confinement of static probe charges.

9 pages, Revtex, no figures. One of us (PG) would like to dedicate this work to the memory of Jian-Jun Yang; a mispelling of a quoted author is corrected