Casimir scaling of domain wall tensions in the deconfined phase of D=3+1 SU(N) gauge theories

Details Casimir scaling of domain wall tensions in the deconfined phase of D=3+1 SU(N) gauge theories Casimir scaling of domain wall tensions in the deconfined phase of D=3+1 SU(N) gauge theories

2005-05-26

arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0505025v1

JHEP0508:060,2005

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Lattice

40 pages, 14 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1126-6708/2005/08/060

We perform lattice calculations of the spatial 't Hooft k-string tensions in the deconfined phase of SU(N) gauge theories for N=2,3,4,6. These equal (up to a factor of T) the surface tensions of the domain walls between the corresponding (Euclidean) deconfined phases. For T much larger than Tc our results match on to the known perturbative result, which exhibits Casimir Scaling, being proportional to k(N-k). At lower T the coupling becomes stronger and, not surprisingly, our calculations show large deviations from the perturbative T-dependence. Despite this we find that the behaviour proportional to k(N-k) persists very accurately down to temperatures very close to Tc. Thus the Casimir Scaling of the 't Hooft tension appears to be a `universal' feature that is more general than its appearance in the low order high-T perturbative calculation. We observe the `wetting' of these k-walls at T around Tc and the (almost inevitable) `perfect wetting' of the k=N/2 domain wall. Our calculations show that as T tends to Tc the magnitude of the spatial `t Hooft string tension decreases rapidly. This suggests the existence of a (would-be) 't Hooft string condensation transition at some temperature which is close to but below Tc. We speculate on the `dual' relationship between this and the (would-be) confining string condensation at the Hagedorn temperature that is close to but above Tc.

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