Published April 15, 1989 | Version v1
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Symmetry breaking by Wilson loops. Finite-temperature effects

Creators

  • 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, The University of Manchester, Manchester, England

Description

We analyze SU(5) gauge theory at finite temperature on space-times of the form openR x S3/Γ and find that, as the temperature is increased, the symmetry is progressively restored from the broken one found earlier. Some latent heats are evaluated and high-temperature forms are derived

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2368-2372
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20046997
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
EIGENVALUES; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE-TIME; STATISTICAL MODELS; SU-3 GROUPS; SU-5 GROUPS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WILSON LOOP
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS