Symmetries of spatial meson correlators in high temperature QCD

Abstract

Based on a complete set of $J=0$ and $J=1$ spatial isovector correlation functions calculated with $N_F=2$ domain wall fermions we identify an intermediate temperature regime of $T\sim 220-500$ MeV ($1.2T_c$--$2.8T_c$), where chiral symmetry is restored but the correlators are not yet compatible with a simple free quark behavior. More specifically, in the temperature range $T\sim 220-500$ MeV we identify a multiplet structure of spatial correlators that suggests emergent $SU(2{)}_{CS}$ and $SU(4)$ symmetries, which are not symmetries of the free Dirac action. The symmetry breaking effects in this temperature range are less than 5%. Our results indicate that at these temperatures the chromo-magnetic interaction is suppressed and the elementary degrees of freedom are chirally symmetric quarks bound into color-singlet objects by the chromo-electric component of the gluon field. At temperatures between 500 and 660 MeV the emergent $SU(2{)}_{CS}$ and $SU(4)$ symmetries disappear and one observes a smooth transition to the regime above $T\sim 1$ GeV where only chiral symmetries survive, which are finally compatible with quasi-free quarks.

A new figure and discussion added. Accepted for publication in PRD

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