Published August 6, 1981
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Journal article
Infrared behaviour of Yang-Mills theory at high temperatures
Creators
- 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
Description
We employ Monte Carlo methods to probe the infrared structure of SU(2) Yang-Mills theory at high temperatures. In particular, we study the free energy of the gauge invariant non-abelian magnetic flux. The Monte Carlo data support the conjecture that the magnetic flux is screened. The inverse magnetic screening length provides a non-perturbative infrared cut-off for the quantum statistics of the SU(2) gauge theory and is estimated to be about 0.24 g2T. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 103
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 450-454
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 12639521
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FREE ENERGY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; INFRARED DIVERGENCES; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC FLUX; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SU-2 GROUPS; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; ENERGY; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES