High-statistics measurement of the string tension in SU(3) lattice gauge theory

Journal Article · Tue Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.28.2696· OSTI ID:5425590

Fukugita, M; Kaneko, T; Ukawa, A

A high-statistics measurement of the string tension sigma has been performed for SU(3) lattice gauge theory, paying particular attention to errors involved in the analysis, in the interval ..beta.. = 6/g/sub 0/ /sup 2/ = 4.8--7.0 on 6/sup 4/, 8/sup 4/, and 10/sup 4/ lattices. A marked structure has been found in the string tension at ..beta.. = 5.3--5.4. Beyond ..beta.. = 5.5, our data are consistent with scaling with the ratio ..lambda../sub L// ..sqrt..sigma = (7.9 +- 0.5) x 10/sup -3/, a value larger than those previously reported. The approach to scaling is abrupt and from above, in contrast to the SU(2) case.

• Research Organization: National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 Japan
• OSTI ID: 5425590
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 28:10; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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