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New phases of finite temperature gauge theory from an extended action
Joyce C. Myers, Michael C. Ogilvie
We study the behavior of the order parameter, the phase diagram, and the thermodynamics of exotic phases of finite temperature gauge theory. Lattice simulations were performed in S…
Exploring Partially Confined Phases
Michael C. Ogilvie, Peter N. Meisinger, Joyce C. Myers
Phases of SU(N) gauge theories in which the global Z(N) symmetry breaks spontaneously to a subgroup Z(L) can be realized by adding appropriate Wilson line terms to the gauge action…
New Phases of SU(3) and SU(4) at Finite Temperature
Joyce C. Myers, Michael C. Ogilvie
The addition of an adjoint Polyakov loop term to the action of a pure gauge theory at finite temperature leads to new phases of SU(N) gauge theories. For SU(3), a new phase is foun…
String tension scaling in models of the confined phase
Peter N. Meisinger, Michael C. Ogilvie
We introduce a D-dimensional Hamiltonian formalism for the study of Polyakov loop models of finite temperature gauge theories in D+1 dimensions. Polyakov loop string tensions are o…
Polyakov Loops, Z(N) Symmetry, and Sine-Law Scaling
Peter N. Meisinger, Michael C. Ogilvie
We construct an effective action for Polyakov loops using the eigenvalues of the Polyakov loops as the fundamental variables. We assume Z(N) symmetry in the confined phase, a finit…
Lattice Gauge Fixing as Quenching and the Violation of Spectral Positivity
C. Aubin, Michael C. Ogilvie
Lattice Landau gauge and other related lattice gauge fixing schemes are known to violate spectral positivity. The most direct sign of the violation is the rise of the effective mas…