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Quark liberation at high temperature: A Monte Carlo study of SU(2) gauge theory
Abstract
Quark confinement in a finite-temperature $\mathrm{SU}(N)$ gauge theory is formulated as the realization of a global ${Z}_{N}$ symmetry. Spontaneous breakdown corresponds to a transition to a nonconfining, plasma phase. The free energy of a single quark is an order parameter which probes the phase structure, and it may be calculated in the Euclidean theory in terms of a "Wilson line" running the length of the system along the (periodic) time axis. We present results of a Monte Carlo calculation in the SU(2) lattice theory which confirm the transition at a critical temperature computed in terms of the zero-temperature string tension; data for the quark-antiquark potential are presented as well. We discuss the implications of the finite-temperature transition for efforts to calculate zero-temperature quantities on finite-size lattices. Finally, we note that restoration of ${Z}_{N}$ symmetry as the temperature is lowered may be understood as a condensation of instantons and other topological objects.
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Metadata
- Authors
- McLerran, L. D., & Svetitsky, B.
- Venue
- Physical Review D
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1981-07-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 450-460
- ISSN
- 0556-2821 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2088802795
- Cited by
- 465
- References
- 25
- FWCI
- 8.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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