Published March 15, 1987 | Version v1
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Monte Carlo renormalization-group study of the finite-temperature phase transition in SU(2) gauge theory

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  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221

Description

The critical behavior of the SU(2) gauge theory near the deconfinement temperature is studied by the Monte Carlo renormalization-group method applied directly to the three-dimensional system of thermal Wilson loops. A blocking transformation, optimized to move the critical point as close as possible to the physical axis in the parameter space, gives a value of ν = 0.59 +- 0.05 for the correlation (critical) exponent. This value is in excellent agreement with predictions that the system is in the same universality class as the three-dimensional Ising model

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
1979-1984
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19014650
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
EIGENVALUES; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HAMILTONIANS; ISING MODEL; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; RENORMALIZATION; SU-2 GROUPS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; WILSON LOOP
Descriptors DEC
CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; CRYSTAL MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS