Framework for nonperturbative analysis of a Z(3)-symmetric effective theory of finite temperature QCD

2007/04/30 by Aleksi Kurkela, A. Kurkela
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.76.094507

published as Phys.Rev.D76:094507,2007 · 28 pages, 11 figures; v3: references rearranged, typos corrected, figs changed, published version

openalex publication_date 2007/11/09 · arxiv created 2007/11/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We study a three dimensional Z(3)-symmetric effective theory of high temperature QCD. The exact lattice-continuum relations needed in order to perform lattice simulations with physical parameters are computed to order O(a⁰) in lattice perturbation theory. Lattice simulations are performed to determine the phase structure of a subset of the parameter space.

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