The Layer phase in the nonisotropic SU(3) gauge model at finite temperature

Jan, 2001
6 pages
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Abstract:
The phase structure of a non-isotropic non-Abelian SU(3) lattice gauge model at finite temperature is investigated to the third order in the variational-cumulant expansion (VCE) approach. The layer phase exists in this model in the cases of dimensions D=4, D=5 (d=D-1).
  • gauge field theory: SU(3)
  • lattice field theory
  • finite temperature
  • critical phenomena
  • cumulant expansion: variational
  • Polyakov loop