Coherent center domains from local Polyakov loops
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2011-09-30 v1
Abstract
We analyze properties of local Polyakov loops using quenched as well as dynamical SU(3) gauge configurations for a wide range of temperatures. It is demonstrated that for both, the confined and the deconfined regime, the local Polyakov loop prefers phase values near the center elements 1, exp(i 2 pi/3), exp(-i 2 pi/3). We divide the lattice sites into three sectors according to these phases and show that the sectors give rise to the formation of clusters. For a suitable definition of these clusters we find that in the quenched case deconfinement manifests itself as the onset of percolation of the clusters. A possible continuum limit of the center clusters is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1007.5403,
title = {Coherent center domains from local Polyakov loops},
author = {Szabolcs Borsanyi and Julia Danzer and Zoltan Fodor and Christof Gattringer and Alexander Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.5403},
year = {2011}
}