Monte Carlo Study of Compact U(1) Four-dimensional Lattice Gauge Theory

Apr, 1981
29 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 25 (1982) 2185
Report number:
  • Print-81-0325 (ROYAL HOLLOWAY)

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Abstract: (APS)
Expectation values of the specific heat and of Wilson loops are presented for compact U(1) gauge theory on 44, 54, and 64 lattices, calculated by averages over up to 7500 iterations through the lattice generated by Monte Carlo methods. The calculations show clear evidence for a single second-order phase transition.
  • LATTICE FIELD THEORY
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: U(1)
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: CRITICAL PHENOMENA
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: FOUR-DIMENSIONAL
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: WILSON LOOP
  • MODEL: STRONG COUPLING
  • STRONG COUPLING: MODEL
  • LATTICE: WEAK COUPLING
  • WEAK COUPLING: LATTICE
  • NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS: MONTE CARLO