Metastable nonconfining states in SU(3) lattice gauge theory with sextet fermions

Olga Machtey*, Benjamin Svetitsky

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Abstract

We study the SU(3) lattice gauge theory, with two flavors of sextet Wilson-clover fermions, near its finite-temperature phase transition. We find metastable states that have Wilson line expectation values whose complex phases are near ±2π/3 or π. The true equilibrium phase at these couplings and temperatures has its Wilson line oriented only towards the positive real axis, in agreement with perturbation theory.

Original languageEnglish
Article number014501
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume81
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jan 2010

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