Renormalized finite temperature effective potential of $SU(2)$ Yang-Mills theory

Abstract

It is shown that the renormalized finite temperature effective potential for continuum $SU(2)$ Yang-Mills theory develops a non-perturbative minimum for sufficiently strong coupling, i.e. below a critical temperature. The corresponding phase can be the candidate for the confining phase of the continuum theory and becomes energetically favoured basicly due to the decay of the $A^0$ condensate into three gluons.

46 pages, LATEX, 5 figures, figures available upon request, (submitted to Wigner Memorial Vol. of Heavy-Ion Phys. (Acta Phys. Hung.))

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• Heavy quark potential and the phase transitions in the continuum theory at finite temperature
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