Casimir Scaling of domain wall tensions in the deconfined phase of D=3+1 SU(N) gauge theories

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dc.creatorBursa, Francis
dc.creatorTeper, Michael
dc.date2005-09-15
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dc.descriptionWe perform lattice calculations of the spatial 't Hooft k-string tensions in the deconfined phase of SU(N) gauge theories for N=2,3,4,6. These equal (up to a factor of T) the surface tensions of the domain walls between the corresponding (Euclidean) deconfined phases. For T much larger than T_c our results match on to the known perturbative result, which exhibits Casimir Scaling, being proportional to k(N-k). At lower T the coupling becomes stronger and, not surprisingly, our calculations show large deviations from the perturbative T-dependence. Despite this we find that the behaviour proportional to k(N-k) persists very accurately down to temperatures very close to T_c. Thus the Casimir Scaling of the 't Hooft tension appears to be a `universal' feature that is more general than its origin in the low order high-T perturbative calculation. We observe the `wetting' of these k-walls at T around T_c and the (almost inevitable) `perfect wetting' of the k=N/2 domain wall. Our calculations show that as T tends to T_c the magnitude of the spatial `t Hooft string tension decreases rapidly.
dc.description6 pages, 3 figures, talk presented at Lattice 2005 (Non-zero temperature and density), Dublin, July 25-30, 2005
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0509047
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0509047
dc.identifierPoS LAT2005 (2005) 179
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96290
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Lattice
dc.titleCasimir Scaling of domain wall tensions in the deconfined phase of D=3+1 SU(N) gauge theories
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