Finite Size Effects in Quark-Gluon Plasma Formation
arXiv:hep-lat/9809138 · doi:10.1016/S0920-5632(99)85090-7
Abstract
Using lattice simulations of quenched QCD we estimate the finite size effects present when a gluon plasma equilibrates in a slab geometry, i.e., finite width but large transverse dimensions. Significant differences are observed in the free energy density for the slab when compared with bulk behavior. A small shift in the critical temperature is also seen. The free energy required to liberate heavy quarks relative to bulk is measured using Polyakov loops; the additional free energy required is on the order of at .
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