Threshhold Singularities and the Magnetic Mass in Hot QCD

Abstract

We discuss the recently devised one-loop gap equation for the magnetic mass of hot QCD. An alternative, and one would hope equivalent, gap equation is presented, which however shows no mass generation at the one-loop level.

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