Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2004-02-26
Nucl.Phys. B695 (2004) 267-282
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
16 pages. Typos corrected
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2004.06.057
We consider large N zero-coupling d-dimensional U(N) gauge theories, with N_f matter fields in the fundamental representation on a compact spatial manifold S^{d-1} x time, with N_f/N finite. The Gauss' law constraint induces interactions among the fields, in spite of the zero-coupling. This class of theories undergo a 3rd order deconfinement phase transition at a temperature T_c proportional to the inverse length scale of the compact manifold. The low-temperature phase has a free-energy of {\cal O} (N^2_f), interpreted as that of a gas of (color singlet) mesons and glueballs. The high-temperature (deconfinement) phase has a free energy of order N^2 f (N_f/N, T), which is interpreted as that of a gas of gluons and of fundamental and anti-fundamental matter states. This suggests the existence of a dual string theory, and a transition to a black hole at high temperature.
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