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Spatial string tension revisited

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The spatial string tension, a classic non-perturbative probe for the convergence of the weak-coupling expansion at high temperatures, can be determined in full QCD as well as in a dimensionally reduced effective theory. Comparing both approaches, we find surprisingly good agreement almost down to the critical temperature of the deconfinement phase transition.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0509104,
  title  = {Spatial string tension revisited},
  author = {M. Laine and Y. Schroder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0509104},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

6 pages, 2 figures, talk given at Lattice 2005 (nonzero temperature and density)