2007/02/28 by Attilio Cucchieri, Axel Maas, Tereza Mendes · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-lat #hep-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.75.076003
published as Phys.Rev.D75:076003,2007 · 25 pages, 14 figures, 2 tables, minor changes of typographical and design character, some minor errors corrected, version to appear in PRD
arxiv created 2007/04/19 · openalex publication_date 2007/04/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The finite-temperature behavior of gluon and Faddeev-Popov-ghost propagators is investigated for pure SU(2) Yang-Mills theory in Landau gauge. We present nonperturbative results, obtained using lattice simulations and Dyson-Schwinger equations. Possible limitations of these two approaches, such as finite-volume effects and truncation artifacts, are extensively discussed. Both methods suggest a very different temperature dependence for the magnetic sector when compared to the electric one. In particular, a clear thermodynamic transition seems to affect only the electric sector. These results imply, in particular, the confinement of transverse gluons at all temperatures and they can be understood inside the framework of the so-called Gribov-Zwanziger scenario of confinement.