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The Three-Loop Lattice Free Energy

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-10-22 v2

Abstract

We calculate the free energy of SU(N) gauge theories on the lattice, to three loops. Our result, combined with Monte Carlo data for the average plaquette, gives a more precise estimate of the gluonic condensate.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9306001,
  title  = {The Three-Loop Lattice Free Energy},
  author = {B. Alles and M. Campostrini and A. Feo and H. Panagopoulos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9306001},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages + 2 figures (PostScript); report no. IFUP-TH 17/93

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