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SU(N) gauge theories near Tc
Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, Volume: "129", Pages: 569 - 571
Swansea University Author:
Biagio Lucini
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/S0920-5632(03)02644-6
Abstract
We study the deconfinement phase transition in SU(N) gauge theories for $N$=2,3,4,6,8. The transition is first order for $N \ge 3$, with the strength increasing as $N$ increases. We extrapolate $T_c/\sqrt{\sigma}$ to the continuum limit for each $N$, and observe a rapid approach to the large $N$ lim...
| Published in: | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
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| ISSN: | 09205632 |
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2003
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27947 |
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We study the deconfinement phase transition in SU(N) gauge theories for $N$=2,3,4,6,8. The transition is first order for $N \ge 3$, with the strength increasing as $N$ increases. We extrapolate $T_c/\sqrt{\sigma}$ to the continuum limit for each $N$, and observe a rapid approach to the large $N$ limit. As $N$ increases the phase transition becomes clear-cut on smaller spatial volumes, indicating the absence of (non-singular) finite volume corrections at $N=\infty$ -- reminiscent of large $N$ reduction. The observed rapid increase of the inter-phase surface tension with $N$ may indicate that for $N=\infty$ the deconfinement transition cannot, in practise, occur. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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569 |
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