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

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 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), Vol. 35:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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