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Modified SO(3) Lattice Gauge Theory at non zero T with Parallel Tempering: Monopole and Vortex Condensation

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

The deconfinement transition is studied close to the continuum limit of SO(3) lattice gauge theory. High barriers for tunnelling among different twist sectors causing loss of ergodicity for local update algorithms are circumvented by means of parallel tempering. We compute monopole and center vortex free energies both within the confining phase and through the deconfinement transition. We discuss in detail the general problem of defining order parameters for adjoint actions.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0610097,
  title  = {Modified SO(3) Lattice Gauge Theory at non zero T with Parallel Tempering: Monopole and Vortex Condensation},
  author = {G. Burgio and M. Fuhrmann and W. Kerler and M. Muller-Preussker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0610097},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

14 pages, 11 figures, 6 tables. Uses revtex. Figure, tables and comments added. To appear on Phys. Rev. D