2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/197104A scaling analysis is made of the order parameter describing monopole condensation at the deconfining transition of N_f=2 QCD around the chiral point. In accordance with scaling properties of the specific heat, studied in a previous paper, scaling is consistent with a first order transition. The status of dual superconductivity of the vacuum as a mechanism of color confinement is reviewed.6 pages, 3 eps figures, REVTex4High Energy Physics - LatticeHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyNuclear Theorytext