Tests of the Polyakov Loops Model

Abstract

I give a brief review of the Polyakov Loops Model and tests thereof. I concentrate especially on how in a pure SU(N) gauge theory, Polyakov loops with Z(N) charges two and three affect the effective potential for charge-one loops.

To appear in the Proceedings of "Statistical QCD", Bielefeld, August 26-30,2001

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