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Gribov gap equation at finite temperature

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-06-06 v3

Abstract

In this paper the Gribov gap equation at finite temperature is analyzed. The solutions of the gap equation (which depend explicitly on the temperature) determine the structure of the gluon propagator within the semi-classical Gribov approach. The present analysis is consistent with the standard confinement scenario for low temperatures, while for high enough temperatures, deconfinement takes place and a free gluon propagator is obtained. It also suggests the presence of the so-called semi-quark-gluon-plasma phase in between the confined and quark-gluon plasma phases.

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@article{arxiv.1311.7074,
  title  = {Gribov gap equation at finite temperature},
  author = {Fabrizio Canfora and Pablo Pais and Patricio Salgado-Rebolledo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.7074},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

22 pages, 9 figures. Comments added, relevant references included

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