Published May 29, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

The deconfining phase transition in lattice gauge SU(3)

  • 1. Bologna Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  • 2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bologna (Italy)
  • 3. Rome-2 Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  • 4. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome (Italy)
  • 5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Pisa (Italy)
  • 6. Cagliari Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  • 7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Cagliari (Italy)
  • 8. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 9. Rome-1 Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  • 10. Rockefeller Univ., New York (USA)

Description

By using a source method and improved measuring techniques, we study the decay of the Polyakov loop in SU(3) lattice gauge theory at finite temperature. Our aim is to measure the correlation length of the system in the neighbourhood of the critical point. We work with lattices of size up to 162x64x4. We found that the maximum correlation length is only bounded by the spatial dimension of the lattice. This result is the one expected in a second order phase transition and appears to be incompatible with the presence of the strong first order transition claimed in the literature. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics B, Field Theory and Statistical Systems
Journal Volume
318
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Field Theory Stat. Syst.
Journal Page Range
553-578
ISSN
0169-6823
CODEN
NBSSD

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract CAICYT AE86-0029