Monte Carlo renormalization-group study of the finite-temperature phase transition in SU(2) gauge theory

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.35.1979· OSTI ID:5889664

Suranyi, P; Harten, P

The critical behavior of the SU(2) gauge theory near the deconfinement temperature is studied by the Monte Carlo renormalization-group method applied directly to the three-dimensional system of thermal Wilson loops. A blocking transformation, optimized to move the critical point as close as possible to the physical axis in the parameter space, gives a value of ..nu.. = 0.59 +- 0.05 for the correlation (critical) exponent. This value is in excellent agreement with predictions that the system is in the same universality class as the three-dimensional Ising model.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
• OSTI ID: 5889664
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 35:6; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CRYSTAL MODELS
EIGENVALUES
FIELD THEORIES
GAUGE INVARIANCE
HAMILTONIANS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
ISING MODEL
LATTICE FIELD THEORY
LIE GROUPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUANTUM OPERATORS
RENORMALIZATION
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
WILSON LOOP