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Confinement: G(2) group case

Massimo D'Elia, Claudio Pica, Adriano Di Giacomo, Guido Cossu, Biagio Lucini Orcid Logo

Volume: "LAT2007", Start page: 296

Swansea University Author: Biagio Lucini Orcid Logo

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The gauge group being centreless, $G_2$ gauge theory is a good laboratory for studying the role of the centre of the group for colour confinement in Yang-Mills gauge theories. In this paper, we investigate $G_2$ pure gauge theory at finite temperature on the lattice. By studying the finite size scal...

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Published: 2007
Online Access: http://inspirehep.net/record/762732
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27927
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Abstract: The gauge group being centreless, $G_2$ gauge theory is a good laboratory for studying the role of the centre of the group for colour confinement in Yang-Mills gauge theories. In this paper, we investigate $G_2$ pure gauge theory at finite temperature on the lattice. By studying the finite size scaling of the plaquette, the Polyakov loop and their susceptibilities, we show that a deconfinement phase transition takes place. The analysis of the pseudocritical exponents give strong evidence of the deconfinement transition being first order. Implications of our findings for scenarios of colour confinement are discussed.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 296