Another weak first order deconfinement transition: three-dimensionalSU(5) gauge theory

2005/09/14 by Kieran Holland · 4 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed matter physics #Deconfinement #First order #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge theory #Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory #Lattice (music) #Lattice gauge theory #Materials science #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Order (exchange) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Phase transition #Physics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Theoretical physics #Yang–Mills theory #hep-lat

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2006/01/023

published as JHEP 0601 (2006) 023 · 17 pages, 8 figures

arxiv created 2005/09/14 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We examine the finite-temperature deconfinement phase transition of (2+1)-dimensional SU(5) Yang-Mills theory via non-perturbative lattice simulations. Unsurprisingly, we find that the transition is of first order, however it appears to be weak. This fits naturally into the general picture of "large" gauge groups having a first order deconfinement transition, even when the center symmetry associated with the transition might suggest otherwise.

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