Why the SU(\infty) phase transition might be of second order
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-02-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice
Abstract
Based upon what is known about the phase transition(s) of an SU(3) gauge theory, we argue that in a SU(N_c) gauge theory without quarks, at nonzero temperature the deconfining phase transition is of second order when N_c \geq 4.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9702340,
title = {Why the SU(\infty) phase transition might be of second order},
author = {Robert D. Pisarski and Michel Tytgat},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9702340},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
6 pages, LaTeX, Proc. of the XXV Hirschegg Workshop on "QCD Phase Transitions", Jan. 1997