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The effective potential of the Polyakov loop in the Hamiltonian approach to QCD
Markus Quandt, Hugo Reinhardt
We investigate the effective potential of the Polyakov loop, which is the order parameter for the deconfinement phase transition in finite temperature QCD. Our work is based on the…
Branching of Center Vortices in SU(3) Lattice Gauge Theory
Felix Spengler, Markus Quandt, Hugo Reinhardt
We analyze the branching of center vortices in Yang-Mills theory in maximal center gauge. When properly normalized, we can define a branching probability that turns out to…
Hamiltonian approach to QCD at finite temperature
Hugo Reinhardt, Davide Campagnari, Markus Quandt
A novel approach to the Hamiltonian formulation of quantum field theory at finite temperature is presented. The temperature is introduced by compactification of a spatial dimension…
Chiral symmetry restoration at finite temperature within the Hamiltonian approach to QCD in Coulomb gauge
Markus Quandt, Ehsan Ebadati, Hugo Reinhardt +1
The chiral phase transition of the quark sector of QCD is investigated within the Hamiltonian approach in Coulomb gauge. Finite temperature T is introduced by compactifying one spa…
Covariant variational approach to Yang-Mills Theory: Thermodynamics
Markus Quandt, Hugo Reinhardt
The thermodynamics of Yang-Mills theory in the covariant variational approach is studied by relating the free action density in the background of a non-trivial Polyakov loo…
Quantum stabilization of a hedgehog type of cosmic string
M. Quandt, N. Graham, H. Weigel
Within a slightly simplified version of the electroweak standard model we investigate the stabilization of cosmic strings by fermion quantum fluctuations. Previous studies of quant…