Published July 28, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Polyakov loop correlations in Landau gauge and the heavy quark potential

  • 1. Bielefeld Univ. (Germany, F.R.). Fakultaet fuer Physik
  • 2. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland). Theory Div.
  • 3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA). Physics Dept.

Description

We calculate Polyakov loop correlation functions in SU(3) gauge theory on a 123x4 lattice. We determine from this the colour averaged heavy quark potential and compare it with the corresponding colour singlet potential in Landau gauge. A comparison with finite temperature perturbation theory shows that perturbative relations are at best recovered for very high temperatures. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
209
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
65-70
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA