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Determining the order of SU(3) deconfining phase

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:387163
An effective spin model for the finite temperature non-abelian lattice gauge theory is derived via a variational approach. The outcome is the surprising result that only nearest neighbor coupling survive, thus confirming the well known numerical results that the deconfining phase transition of the (3+1)-dimensional SU(3) pure gauge theory is first order. Our approach also suggests the possibility of analytically studying finite temperature lattice gauge theory.
OSTI ID:
387163
Report Number(s):
CONF-931044--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 38; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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