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Center-symmetric dimensional reduction of hot Yang-Mills theory

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2010-01-21 v1

Abstract

It is expected that incorporating the center symmetry in the conventional dimensionally reduced effective theory for high-temperature SU(N) Yang-Mills theory, EQCD, will considerably extend its applicability towards the deconfinement transition. The construction of such a center-symmetric effective theory for the case of two colors is reviewed and lattice simulation results are presented. The simulations demonstrate that unlike EQCD, the new center-symmetric theory undergoes a second order confining phase transition in complete analogy with the full theory.

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@article{arxiv.0810.5458,
  title  = {Center-symmetric dimensional reduction of hot Yang-Mills theory},
  author = {A. Kurkela},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.5458},
  year   = {2010}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures. Talk presented at the XXVI International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, July 14 - 19, 2008, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA