Surface tension in SU(3) at finite temperature

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3678· OSTI ID:6950101

Alves, N A ^[1]

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1. Departamento de Fisica Matematica, Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 20516, 01498 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

In a first-order phase transition two phases can coexist in thermal equilibrium at the critical temperature with a stable interface inbetween. We explore the spectral density reweighting techniques to calculate the bulk free energy barrier {Delta}{ital F} and the surface tension {alpha} associated with this interface. We analyze data from a Monte Carlo simulation on {ital L}{sub {ital t}L}{sup 3} ({ital L}{sub {ital t}}=2,4) lattices for the SU(3) deconfining phase transition. By combining different Monte Carlo simulations with finite-size scaling we establish a procedure to improve the evaluation of {Delta}{ital F}.

• OSTI ID: 6950101
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 46:8; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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