Published September 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Series expansions of the density of states in SU(2) lattice gauge theory

  • 1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States) and HEP Division and Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 (United States)

Description

We calculate numerically the density of states n(S) for SU(2) lattice gauge theory on L4 lattices [S is the Wilson's action and n(S) measures the relative number of ways S can be obtained]. Small volume dependences are resolved for small values of S. We compare ln(n(S)) with weak and strong coupling expansions. Intermediate order expansions show a good overlap for values of S corresponding to the crossover. We relate the convergence of these expansions to those of the average plaquette. We show that, when known logarithmic singularities are subtracted from ln(n(S)), expansions in Legendre polynomials appear to converge and could be suitable to determine the Fisher's zeros of the partition function.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 054503-054503.11
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2008 The American Physical Society