Universal mechanism of (semi-classical) deconfinement and -dependence for all simple groups
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DOI10.1007/JHEP03(2013)087zbMATH Open1342.81375arXiv1212.1238OpenAlexW3099617766WikidataQ57427687 ScholiaQ57427687MaRDI QIDQ302912FDOQ302912
Authors: Erich Poppitz, Mithat Ünsal, Thomas Schäfer 
Publication date: 12 August 2016
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: Using the twisted partition function on R^3 x S^1, we argue that the deconfinement phase transition in pure Yang-Mills theory for all simple gauge groups is continuously connected to a quantum phase transition that can be studied in a controlled way. We explicitly consider two classes of theories, gauge theories with a center symmetry, such as SU(N_c) gauge theory for arbitrary N_c, and theories without a center symmetry, such as G_2 gauge theory. The mechanism governing the phase transition is universal and valid for all simple groups. The perturbative one-loop potential as well as monopole-instantons generate attraction among the eigenvalues of the Wilson line. This is counter-acted by neutral bions --- topological excitations which generate eigenvalue repulsion for all simple groups. The transition is driven by the competition between these three effects. We study the transition in more detail for the gauge groups SU(N_c), N_c>2, and G_2. In the case of G_2, there is no change of symmetry, but the expectation value of the Wilson line exhibits a discontinuity. We also examine the effect of the theta-angle on the phase transition and critical temperature T_c(theta). The critical temperature is a multi-branched function, which has a minimum at theta=pi as a result of topological intereference.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1212.1238
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