Invariant measure in hot gauge theories

Abstract

We investigate properties of the invariant measure for the $A_0$ gauge field in finite temperature gauge theories both on the lattice and in the continuum theory. We have found the cancellation of the naive measure in both cases. The result is quite general and holds at any finite temperature. We demonstrate, however, that there is no cancellation at any temperature for the invariant measure contribution understood as Z(N) symmetrical distribution of gauge field configurations. The spontaneous breakdown of Z(N) global symmetry is entirely due to the potential energy term of the gluonic interaction in the effective potential. The effects of this measure on the effective action, mechanism of confinement and $A_0$ condensation are discussed.

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