Scaling properties of the energy density in SU(2) lattice gauge theory

Jul, 1994
23 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 435 (1995) 295-310
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Report number:
  • BI-TP-94-30

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Abstract:
The lattice data for the energy density of SU(2)SU(2) gauge theory are calculated with \nopderivatives of the coupling constants. These derivatives are obtained from two sources : i) a parametrization of the \nopbeta function in accord with the measured critical temperature and Δβ\Delta\beta-values and ii) a \nopcalculation of the presssure. We then perform a detailed finite size scaling analysis of the energy density near TcT_c. It is shown that at the critical temperature the energy density is scaling as a function of VT 3VT~3 with the corresponding 3d3d Ising model critical exponents. The value of ϵ(Tc)/T 4c\epsilon(T_c)/T~4_c in the continuum limit is estimated to be 0.256(23). In the high temperature regime the energy density is approaching its weak coupling limit from below, at T/Tc2T/T_c \approx 2 it has reached only about 70%70\% of the limit.
  • gauge field theory: SU(2)
  • lattice field theory
  • energy: density
  • coupling constant
  • effect: nonperturbative
  • beta function: parametrization
  • critical phenomena
  • pressure
  • scaling: finite size
  • numerical calculations: Monte Carlo