Interface tension in quenched QCD

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.3540· OSTI ID:5015528

Iwasaki, Y; Kanaya, K; Kaerkkaeinen, L; Rummukainen, K; Yoshie, T ^[1]

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1. Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 (Japan) Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States) Theory Division, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)

We calculate the tension [sigma] of the interface between the confined and deconfined phases by the histogram method in SU(3) lattice gauge theory for temporal extents of 4 and 6 using the recent high-statistics data of the QCDPAX Collaboration. The results are [sigma]/[ital T][sub [ital c]][sup 3]=0.0292(22) and 0.0218(33) for [ital N][sub [ital t]]=4 and 6, respectively. The ratio [sigma]/[ital T][sub [ital c]][sup 3] shows a scaling violation similar to that already observed for the latent heat [ital L]. However, we find that the physically interesting dimensionless combinations ([sigma][sup 3]/[ital L][sup 2][ital T])[sup 1/2] and [sigma][ital T]/[ital L] scale within the statistical errors.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-85ER40213
• OSTI ID: 5015528
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 49:7; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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