A Study of Finite Temperature Gauge Theory in (2+1) Dimensions
arXiv:hep-lat/9608099 · doi:10.1016/S0920-5632(96)00676-7
Abstract
We determine the critical couplings and the critical exponents of the finite temperature transition in SU(2) and SU(3) pure gauge theory in (2+1) dimensions. We also measure Wilson loops at $T=0$ on a wide range of $β$ values using APE smearing to improve the signal. We extract the string tension $Ï$ from a fit to large distances, including a string fluctuation term. With these two entities we calculate $T_c/\sqrtÏ$.
Talk presented at LATTICE96(finite temperature), not espcrc2 style: 7 pages, 4 ps figures, 22 kB