Published April 17, 1986 | Version v1
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Axial anomaly suppression (and axial U(1) symmetry restoration) at high temperatures: A lattice Monte Carlo study

Creators

  • 1. Southampton Univ. (UK). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Science and Engineering Research Council, Chilton (UK). Rutherford Appleton Lab.

Description

The topological charge density in the non-abelian SU(2) vacuum is calculated as a function of temperature. It is found that the topological susceptibility is strongly suppressed for temperatures above the deconfining (chiral) phase transition. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
171
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
81-85
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
17048015
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AXIAL SYMMETRY; BAG MODEL; CHARGE DENSITY; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SU-2 GROUPS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOPOLOGY; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS