String effects in Polyakov loop correlators

May, 2002
14 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 06 (2002) 061
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We compare the predictions of the effective string description of confinement in finite temperature gauge theories to high precision Monte Carlo data for the three-dimensional Z_2 gauge theory. First we review the predictions of the free bosonic string model and their asymptotic behavior in the various regimes of physical interest. Then we show that very good agreement with the Monte Carlo data is obtained, for temperatures not too close to the deconfinement one (typically T
Note:
  • 14 pages, 4 figures
  • string model
  • gauge field theory: Z(2)
  • finite temperature
  • lattice field theory
  • dimension: 3
  • Polyakov loop: correlation function
  • partition function
  • numerical calculations: Monte Carlo