Topological features of the deconfinement transition

The first order transition between the confining and the center symmetry breaking phases of the SU(3) Yang-Mills theory is marked by discontinuities in various thermodynamics functions, such as the energy density or the value of the Polyakov loop. We investigate the non-analytical behaviour of the t...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-12
Main Authors: Borsanyi, Sz, Fodor, Z, Godzieba, D A, Kara, R, Parotto, P, Sexty, D, Vig, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broken symmetry
Latent heat
Phase diagrams
Topology
Transition temperature
Yang-Mills theory
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Summary:The first order transition between the confining and the center symmetry breaking phases of the SU(3) Yang-Mills theory is marked by discontinuities in various thermodynamics functions, such as the energy density or the value of the Polyakov loop. We investigate the non-analytical behaviour of the topological susceptibility and its higher cumulant around the transition temperature and make the connection to the curvature of the phase diagram in the \(T-\theta\) plane and to the latent heat.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2212.08684